Near Sydney are the Blue Mountains, a national park named as such reportedly because of the blue haze created by the sun interacting with the the oils in the eucalyptus trees. I've read conflicting accounts of whether or not that's actually why they're blue, but really, who cares, nature is beautiful and awesome .
To kick things off, here's Jim modeling his face biscuit. To be clear, this is a cookie, but here you can have a sweet biscuit (cookie), or a savory biscuit (cracker).
Here's the view from the top of our trek down Wentworth falls. It was cloudy, but that's better than rain, and really, it's still quite beautiful. See the blue?
At the top of the falls
The trek leads you through some pretty awesome paths under these rock shelves
Small falls
Peeling eucalyptus bark. Like snakes, these trees actually shed their outer coat. I have no idea why, and neither did our guide.
Looking up at Wentworth falls
This formation is called the 3 sisters. A sacred holy site for the native Aboriginal peoples.
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