On our third day in Sydney, we decided to head two hours west by train to the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are appropriately named: the scattering caused by high amounts of particles from the many Eucalyptus trees give everything in the distance a blue haze. We spent a good deal of time hiking along the ridges. It was nice to be out in nature and not see too many people (and luckily no spiders or snakes, either!) along the way.
We came across many waterfalls (or "leaps").
See the blue haze?!
The cable running behind us is what the "Skyway" went across the gorge on.
Speaking of. We decided to hike rather than ride. Though I am sure this also would have been very cool.
We saw several parrots in the wild. This was the best picture we got. So colorful!
Cockatoos, too. All of those white birds below...and, man, are they loud!
Witches Leap!
Katoomba Falls.
Here are the "Three Sisters" from a distance.
Another view of the Skyway
Selfie! We didn't see a lot of people while we were hiking. It was very peaceful!
The drop-offs along the edge were very steep. Apparently, this is their equivalent of the Grand Canyon.
We were able to walk right up to the Three Sisters by descending the Giant Staircase. It was incredibly steep.
Kaylynn really enjoyed the legend of the Three Sisters. She was pretty convinced the wizard was still in the valley looking for his wand to turn them back from stone.
Leura Cascades.
Bridal Veil Falls.
The views were spectacular.
We did a lot of walking and were exhausted on the way home. It was a great day trip.
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