The Blue Mountains west of Sydney are renowned, and they didn’t disappoint! Here are some shots from our time there. -S 🇦🇺

A quintessential view of the Blues—a waterfall cascades off a rocky escapement towards the thick forest below, punctuating what is an expansive vista.

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A rare selfie

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Scroll down to see what this waterfall looked like about 30 seconds later…

Auto-generated description: A waterfall cascades down a lush, forested cliff surrounded by mist and dense greenery.

I’m not sure what it was about these trail blocks, but I really enjoyed taking photos of them.

They always added a bit of visual interest in each stretch of trail they were in.

Unfortunately, sometimes these steps lead up and up and up and up.

Three Sisters

And here’s that earlier waterfall moments later. Unfortunately, I didn’t get a chance to really line up a quality shot before it was fully engulfed by the clouds.

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While the dense carpeting of tall trees dominates the valley floors, this stand of eucalyptus caught our eyes (or maybe we were just craving some broccoli).

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