A fabulous day of "highs" - cheering Race Pace athlete Brandon Copeland on to 2nd place at the NSW All Schools Triathlon at Penrith; climbing into the Blue Mountains; experiencing a sunny day; riding the Cable Car, Scenic Railway and Skyway in the Jamison Valley, Katoomba; and having the privilege to witness the Australian Lyrebird in full action!
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| Tom tries an Aussie Lamington |
The Blue Mountains - Katoomba. A great afternoon at Scenic World
Amazing views and lots of fun!
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| Bushwalking from the tourist park to Scenic World |
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| A sculpture representing the Aboriginal story of the formation of the Three Sisters |
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| Wonderful - Our view from the Skyway |
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| The beautiful Jamison Valley |
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| Katoomba Falls from the Skyway |
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| The Skyway - 270m above the valley floor |
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| Castle Rock |
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| Mount Solitary |
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| Hiking to the Katoomba Falls |
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| The beautiful cascade steps at the top of the falls |
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| A skink basking on the rocks |
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| The creek heading for the big fall to the valley floor |
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| Looking at the valley floor from the Skyway suspended 270m above |
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| Stunning! |
The Scenic Railway - so scary we went on it three times!
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| All aboard - bags front seat!!! |
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| The Cliff hanger the best! |
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| Taking on the Cliff hanger right at the front! Daredevils! |
The Scenic Railway has an interesting history - what courage the men had to work the coal mine in this valley!
The bushwalk along the informative interpretative boardwalks on the valley floor ..........
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| AND we were privileged to witness the superb Lyrebird! Incredible! Had us mesmerised! |
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| Awesome! |
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| Spectacularly perched on the escarpment at Echo Point with an incredible view of the Jamison Valley |
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Echo Point
Wwweee eennjjoyyyeed ttthheee vvvieeewwww!!!!! |
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| Looking across to Scenic World from Echo Point |
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| There's the drop on the Scenic railway - just a bit steep - 52 degrees and the steepest in the world! |
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| The iconic Three Sisters - Their names are Meehni (922 m), Wimlah (918 m), and Gunnedoo (906 m). |
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