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A visit to the Blue Mountains would not be complete without viewing the spectacular Three Sisters at Echo Point. Directions to the Three Sisters are well signposted. Either take Katoomba Street or Lurline Street to Echo Point Road. The Three Sisters is approximately 2.5 kilometres from the Great Western Highway or Katoomba Railway Station. While the Blue Mountains features so much more than this natural attraction you can’t help but admire the unquestionable beauty of this amazing rock formation.
The character of the Three Sisters changes throughout the day and throughout the seasons as the sunlight brings out the magnificent colours.
The Three Sisters is also floodlit at night looking even more stunning set against the black background of the night sky. For those wishing to know more about the Three Sisters, the Aboriginal Dream Time Stories are well worth a read. Leave a Comment Website: http://www.bluemts.com.au/tourist/towns/Katoomba.asp
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Actually, on the sign the "s" in is is turned back to front. It's a dilapidated shed but you can't help noticing it.
Though it advertises a "Sculpture Park" there's a distinct lack of organization about the whole affair and it's fairly intimidating for the average person (read me). Leave a Comment Address: Lovel Street, Katoomba
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And it rolled in to such an extent that in 2001 the Hammon family built a cable car to a point lower than the Scenic Railway and constructed an informative and user friendly boardwalk in the rainforest.
At many points along the route it lists flora and key facts about same. The 2.2km raised boardwalk also has a Rainforest Room, Miners Hut and several storm shelters. This is the place to take your children and is also good for wheelchairs. Trivia-wise, it's the longest elevated boardwalk in Australia.
An alternative route to the bottom is the Gruber Stairs. Many people choose to either go to the bottom in one of the two rides and walk up or the reverse, an option seemingly easier.
Having been caught out once I should warn people that I was once told (on a long climb in N.Z.) that it's "heart up, knees down", meaning that you may huff and puff while ascending but your legs may suffer more going down.
Here we see Rosemarie trying to con her gym instructor by posing uphill when in fact we took the downhill route on the Gruber Steps. Leave a Comment Address: Cliff Drive, KatoombaPhone: 4782 2699Website: info@scenicworld.com.au
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Another one of the more popular Blue Mountain stopping points is the Falls in the town of Wentworth Falls itself. As with so many access points in the National Park, the Falls act as starting points to a number of walking tracks of various degrees of difficulty. The path for the Falls themselves from the car park is not straightforward - it's nnot difficult but nor is it easy. The path actually crosses the top of the Falls and then works it way down the almost sheer face of the cliff - a very arduous walk to the valley below (although there are a number of stopping points to give you the opportunity to re-evaluate the desicision to walk to the valley floor! :)
The Falls drop 300 metres - but sadly on this day, little opportunity to see that far below! :) But nevertheless it was extraordinarily beautiful regardless. Leave a Comment
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At the three sisters there is a giant stairway which brings you to the lower regions.
I ascended the giant stairway after a 3hour walk. I was also out of water when i started my ascent. I was so glad a nice woman from Texas offered me a bit of her water. Leave a Comment
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