Kevtoberfest #9 Echo Point, Katoomba
The Blue Mountains Region, west of Sydney, is part of the Great Dividing Range and covers an area of 11,400 square kilometres. The rugged sandstone escarpments, sheer cliffs and deep valleys filled with dense eucalypt forest are World Heritage listed and visited by millions of people each year.
One of the best vantage points to view the splendour of the mountains is Echo Point, at Katoomba. Perched on the cliff edge are several lookouts, some jutting out over the valley floor.
With spectacular views of the Three Sisters, the lookouts are popular at any time of day, and especially at sunset when the colour of the stone and sky changes by the minute.
There’s a sense of excitement as the sun begins its descent but, when the last rays of light disappear behind the cliffs, most people watch in silence.
Even the sulphur crested cockatoos, settling into the gum trees for the night, cease their screeching as the daylight begins to fade. It’s an awe-inspiring sight for everyone!
Amazing landscape……
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It is, Michael. We loved it.
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That looks very high up! Such a dramatic part of the country – it’s quite breathtaking!
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It is high and very rugged. People have been lost in the valleys in the dense bushland, never to be seen again. It’s beautiful but needs to be treated with care.
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I get so excited when you write about places that I’ve been to! We love the Blue Mountains 😀
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I feel that way when I read about places we’ve been on other people’s blogs too. 🙂 This was my fourth visit to the Blue Mountains but Mr ET had never been. It was so much fun to share it all with him.
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Here we are in the heat of Cambodia and you have taken us back to remember our trip of a few years ago up to the Blue Mountains! It was so lovely – and nothing could be more a contrast to where we are today. It’s fun to zig-zag across the world in our memories.
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Isn’t it great to revisit favourite places with other travellers.
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Its a very serene and scenic place, Blue Mountains. Been there with friends and a lovely walk smelling the eucalyptus trees. ( Nilgiri as we say in India)
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So glad you loved it Veena. It’s a special place.
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You have captured the beauty and splendour of this unique place
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Thanks. It is a wonderful part of Australia.
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Beautiful! If we ever get back to Australia …
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Oh yes, Anabel you would definitely need to go here. It’s quite close to Sydney and there is a direct train.
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You are blessed to have had such lovely weather while photographing there. Beautiful shots
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Lisa, we were lucky to have perfect weather for all of this trip. It does help to get nice photographs.
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Nice! I love rocky cliffs and mountains, and even more so at sunset. 😍
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This area is spectacular!
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Yes! At last a place I have been to. Such a lovely view and you have captured it well. Took the OH there on the train on our visit to Sydney in 2014. I think he was impressed too.
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I’ve done the train ride with my sister before. It’s easy and relaxing. We stayed in an apartment just down the road from Echo Point.
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I’d absolutely love to be there, Carol. What a fabulous sight! Even I would stop screeching 🙂 🙂
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It’s quite magnificent, Jo and I never tire of visiting.
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Such a stunning natural beauty! Must bee an amazing sight at sunset.
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It’s fascinating to see how the colours change.
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It looks beautiful.
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It really is and there are so many lookouts and different views. In my next post, we go down into the valley and the views are different again.
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I will look forward to that. 🙂
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This place seems so exceptional and the views it offers are breathtaking. Is this place good for hiking?
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Yes, there are many walks and my next post will be about a walk we did.
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It looks marvellous. I like the idea of the jutting out lookout platforms – did any of them have glass floors?
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No glass floors at these lookouts, but some wonderful views all the same.
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The photo of the three sisters at sunset is extraordinary. We have a ‘three sisters’ in the Canadian Rockies towering above Canmore Alberta. So much beauty around the world.
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And hopefully we get to see a lot more of that beauty too. We’re coming to Canada later in the year, but not to Alberta this time.
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Oh too bad. I hope another time we might see you in Alberta. Enjoy Canada!
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I’m sure we will.
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Wow, beautiful pictures. I’ve visited this place many times. The Three Sisters are stunning! I’m trying to find bush walks in the Blue Mountains that are not that busy. I recently wrote a post about a walk I did in Wentworth Falls. Feel free to check it out 🙂
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We would like to do more walks in this area too.
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