A vast, scenic, and beautiful mountain range in southern New South Wales; when locals and visitors refer to the vast splendor of the Australian bush, this must be what they’re talking about! Situated about 80 miles (132 km) northeast of Sydney, the Blue Mountains is scenic to locals and tourists, sacred and symbolic to the Aborigines of this part of Australia. Keep an eye out for the friendly denizens of the bush!
For the final part of our journey in the Blue Mountains, Rachel and I headed from the Scenic Railway and onto the Scenic World Scenic Walkway. The secret word, in case you didn’t know, is scenic! In the thick of the rainforest, near the bottom of Jamison Valley, is a 2.4 km (1.5 mile) elevated boardwalk that traverses through the bush, underneath some of the...
I was exhausted after my decent into Jamison Valley. Not since 8th grade outdoor ed. had I hiked so much, and in such a short amount of time. Back then, I had hiked over 12 miles (20 km) in the Appalachians, around northern New Jersey. Granted, this hike was shorter, and wasn’t technically in the middle of nowhere, but all those carved stairs was like half...
As Rachel and I disembarked from the Scenic World Skyway, we then headed off into the depths of the Australian bush. After checking out a map of the surrounding areas, we started uphill on what we thought was the correct path down to The Three Sisters rock formation. Instead, we began a slightly exhausting climb up a public street, and almost into a nearby...
When you think of the Australian bush, idyllic images of koalas napping high in gum trees, kookaburras laughing joyfully, and rocky cliffs towering over the greenest trees billowing in the breeze. It is a peaceful tableau if you ever saw it. And it is quite real if I dare say so myself. One particular place within the confides of the Blue Mountains is Scenic...