Today (Saturday) Rick and I visited an area called The Blue Mountains National Park. After taking his oldest daughter (Zara) to her job and Woolworth’s and his wife Linda to her office, we were on the road.
The best way to see the most of the Blue Mountain area in a short day hike is to go to a place called Scenic World (Web Site). Scenic World is kind of like doing the “touristy” things at Niagara Falls. It has a gondola (with a glass bottom) that takes you for a short ride across the valley and “The steepest incline railway in the world”…..
We rode the train down to the valley and I have to admit that it was pretty cool. I don’t know of any way to capture the steepness of something on film but it was incredibly steep….over 50% incline. And for those of us who ski steep slopes (Rob & Kusha), you know how steep that is.
Once we were in the valley we began a 6 km (I think) that culminates with a climb up the Giant Stairway (Giant Stairway) which I think is basically the equivalent of climbing a 70 story building. We purposefully chose to go this direction just to do the Giant Stairway and it did not disappoint. Rick and I managed to do it with only a couple of brief stops to catch our breath but it was very challenging.
The highlight of the Scenic World area is a series of steep cliffs called The Three Sisters (The Three Sisters, Images).
We finished the hike with a couple of mile walk along the Prince Henry Cliff Walk (Cliff Walk) where we stopped often to take in the great scenery and snap a few selfies….
Rick was a great sport but by the end of the hike I kind of get the feeling that he may have been getting a little tired of all the selfies (ha ha) …..
We finished out day in the Blue Mountains with a ride back across the valley on the tram. I tried to get a picture of the waterfall through the glass bottom but it didn’t really go that well….aside from the kids foot that turned out great. :-)…..
All in all it was a great day with great weather and a great friend. What more could you ask for?
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