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On The Road and In Your Backyard is a weekday feature spotlighting reader submissions. From the exotic to the familiar, please share your part of the world, whether you’re traveling or just in your locality. Share some photos and a narrative, let us see through your pictures and words. We’re so lucky each and every day to see and appreciate the world around us!
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If it’s Wednesday, it must be ?BillinGlendaleCA – yay!
Have a wonderful day, and enjoy the pictures!
Today, pictures from valued commenter ?BillinGlendaleCA.
Our adventure with Jinsun ends here in the Blue Mountains of Australia(unless she gives her photo processor and scribe the SD-card with the other pics from New Zealand’s North Island). The Blue Mountains separate coastal Sydney from the rest of the country and were thought impassable by the Europeans immigrants. They were named for the blue color tone from the eucalyptus trees and the haze that naturally hovers over the range. There are wide plateaus with valleys that have a rain forest climate. Coal was mined here in the late 1800’s and there are still remnants of that extractive industry.
Taken on 2018-09-24 00:00:00
Blue Mountains, Australia
The Three Sisters is a rock formation caused by the erosion of the sandstone plateau that also formed Jamison Valley that lies below them.
Taken on 2018-09-24 00:00:00
Blue Mountains, Australia
The Blue Mountains supported coal extraction in the late 1800’s and some remnants of that industry still remain such as railways and abandoned mines.
Taken on 2018-09-24 00:00:00
Blue Mountains, Australia
Beneath the plateaus, the interesting geological formations, and along side abandoned coal mines is a temperate rain forest.
Taken on 2018-09-24 00:00:00
Blue Mountains, Australia
This shot looks away from the path out into the dense rain forest.
Taken on 2018-09-24 00:00:00
Blue Mountains, Australia
The path continues through the rain forest.
Thank you so much ?BillinGlendaleCA, do send us more when you can.
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JPL
What a beautiful place to walk, and I’m surprised she was able to capture pictures without swarms of other people in them.
Thanks Bill for submitting them.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@JPL: I think going in the early spring(down there) helped with less folk around. On the other hand, it made taking the Milky Way pics difficult because it was so cold.
satby
So beautiful! Thank you Bill and Jinsun!
I’m on the coach to MDW, and hopefully the TSA flu won’t mess up my flight out. Right now we’re sitting at the stop in Portage for some unknown reason and it’s making me anxious. I think we were just early, I hope.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@satby: Thanks, the kid does read your comments when she visits. Good luck on getting to your flight.
satby
I keep repeating “everything is fine” to myself. I’m a more nervous traveller than I used to be about getting out on my plane. But it didn’t used to be so fraught an experience back when I traveled for business.
satby
@?BillinGlendaleCA: Jinsun has picked up a few photography tips from the old man ?
waratah
One of my brothers lives the Blue Mountains. When he bought his home you could step out his back gate and walk into the bush of the national park. There was a well worn path that went into the park that we were able to take walks. The park service probably was responsible for the path. There was another row of houses built behind him later but I think they were glad to have a little buffer from bush fires. They still have a lot of wildlife visit them.
I am very lucky as I have another brother that lives north of Sydney on the coast. He is a fisherman. My sister lives in in the suburbs west of Sydney. When I go I get to stay at all three places.
waratah
@satby: you will be fine and will have a wonderful trip. I am looking forward to your photos.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@satby: I’ve only shot with her a couple of times. I did give her some pointers on things I think she could do differently when I notice something.
@waratah: The kid’s pics made the place look pretty nice, sort of reminded me of western Washington.
@satby: You’ll be fine, happy flying.
HinTN
@?BillinGlendaleCA:
Yes, indeed. That first walkway picture haff me thinking Ho rainforest.
Beautiful, and thank you.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@HinTN: Before my parents moved down here, they used to fish on the Ho. One of the last time I went up there with them we took a side trip to the Ho and walked through the rain forest.
arrieve
Beautiful pictures of another place I’d love to visit. I have to hoard airline miles because if I ever go back to Australia, it won’t be in coach.
?BillinGlendaleCA
@arrieve: Thanks, as close as I’ll ever get is my camera going there.
stinger
How beautiful and interesting! I love the pic of the Three Sisters, but as a tree hugger the idea of living in a temperate rain forest is enticing. So, do I move to Vancouver or Seattle? No, I stay here in the Midwest, for a variety of reasons. Sigh.
Neldob
Lovely pics. I needed a little serenity. Thanks.
Elizabelle
Wonderful photos. I would love to take that walk through the rain forest.
Thanks, Jinsun and Bill.