• Australia 2024
    Great view to start your first hike of the day (hear the cicadas?)
    Fantastic park facilities (those are eating shelters on the left)2 hikes: Govett's Leap (bottom L near the VIC); then Anvil Rock/Wind Eroded Cave ('you are here')We hiked the left rimA cool path with a lot of interesting things to look at on the side.This little lizard is called a White's Skink.The Water Dragon is Australia's largest dragon lizard.Look at the color of those rocks!Bridal Veil Falls1Telopea speciosissima (aka: Waratah). It's endemic to New South Wales.It's amazing how the man-made stairs are woven into the natural landscape.Read signs before crossing a streamThe fantastically constructed paths kept us dry.More stairs 😩Hike statsAnvil Rock Lookout: named in 1938 b/c (apparently) this rock resembles the shape from all angles.Wind Eroded Cave (Blackheath); aka: Wave RockLambertia Formosa (aka: Mountain Devil); also endemic to NSW.View from Perry's Lookout Point

    Blue Mountain National Park - Two hikes

    19. Oktober 2024 ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F

    Drove to Blackheath to go hiking. First, Mark chose a hike from Govetts' Leap to Boyd Lookout. We then drove to Anvil Rock Lookout and Wind-Eroded Cave Lookout after a recommendation by the visitor information ranger. Once again, those guys are really very helpful. The Visitor Information Center had a movie playing that showed all the hikes in the area; you could literally stay here for weeks and not hike all the trails.
    As for J9 and me, we have limits; these trails are testing them. 😉
    We were crazy lucky today as it rained while we were in the visitor center, then again, just after our 2nd hike. It poured on our drive home but stopped as we walked into our unit. It was a rare day that the weather seemed to entirely work in our favor!    Weiterlesen

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