The serene Weeping Rock, near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
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Weeping Rock, near Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains of NSW.
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The Blue Mountains, NSW.
Rain caresses the skirts of Grose Valley in the Blue Mountains – near Blackheath, NSW, plus a portion of the floral diversity at the beautiful Campbell Rhododendron Gardens in Blackheath, NSW.
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Empress Falls in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
Empress Falls is a stunning waterfall near the town of Wentworth Falls in the Blue Mountains of NSW, Australia. The Valley of the Waters Creek pours over fern-fringed ledges as Empress Falls, a 30 metre fall into a cold deep pool.
The hike in and out from The Conservation Hut is slightly vigorous (about 30 minutes hike each way), yet absolutely worth it if you are hesitant, especially if you like waterfalls.
This image shows the final section of descent to the bottom of the waterfall.
Empress Falls 2AM-009335 © Andrew McInnes
On the lower section of the bushwalk there are numerous seeps and soaks, especially if there has been recent rains.
Empress Falls 2AM-009339 © Andrew McInnes
Abseiling (rappelling) is very popular and the Blue Mountains Adventure Company can provide the experience for you.
Empress Falls 2AM-009348 © Andrew McInnes
A little further downstream of Empress Falls are a series of smaller, but no less beautiful waterfalls such as the following image of Sylvia Falls.
Sylvia Falls 2AM-009358 © Andrew McInnes
Cheers.
Autumn colour, toadstools, and a train station in the Blue Mountains, NSW.
This past weekend I spent a brief couple of hours photographing near Mount Wilson and Katoomba in the Blue Mountains area of New South Wales, Australia.
Although it is the end of the season, remnant autumn colour abounds at Breenhold Gardens. I went looking for colour and fanciful toadstools on a brisk and breezy dusk and was fortunate to find both.
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This quintessential toadstool, Amanita muscaria, is commonly known as the fly agaric or fly amanita. I looked hard but unfortunately I failed to find any gnomes or fairies 😉
Amanita muscaria – Toadstool 2AM-001323 © Andrew McInnes
A bit more colour…
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More fungi – clumps of mushrooms.
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On the way home after dark I stopped in Katoomba as the train station caught my eye. The first two images were on the way to the platform…
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This is the view of the Katoomba train station that enticed me to stop and photograph on what was fast becoming a bloody cold evening.
I hope you enjoyed this very limited discovery of a portion of the Blue Mountains.
Cheers 🙂
Andrew McInnes Photography 