The weather cleared a little today so Jacky and I continued our exploration of the Blue Mountains. The first stop was Wentworth Falls.

Wentworth Falls

We walked to several lookouts that gradually took us closer to the falls. With the recent rain there was a fair amount of water going over the falls. From the lookout I walked down to the top of the falls and then over to the other side via a series of concrete blocks set into the rock. The ledge that had been cut into the rock on the other side was quite impressive. There was a photograph there of people walking along the ledge in 1912.

National Walk, Wentworth Falls

The walk track was built in 1908 and goes from the top of Wentworth Falls down into the valley and around to the Three Sisters. It includes the Grand Stairway which is the largest outdoor rock carved staircase. It was all built with picks and shovels and a little bit of dynamite.

From here we went back to Leura Cascades, had lunch and I took some more photos of the cascades.

Leura Cascades

After lunch we headed up to Katoomba again as I wanted to walk down to the Three Sisters and with the sun out there was better opportunity for some good photos. The walk goes down to the first of the Three Sisters and to where the Grand Stairway descends to the valley floor.

Three Sisters, Katoomba

There was a small bridge that takes you over to a small ledge on the rock face of the first of the Three Sisters. I had a look at the Grand Stairway but had no inclination to go down it. The stairs down to the Three Sisters were more than enough.

We called in at Scenic World and had a brief look at the Scenic Railway and the cable car but the cost was a little prohibitive and we were running out of time. I had to be in Penrith before 5 pm to pick up the replacement snorkel top. The rest of the afternoon was spent driving down to Penrith and enjoying the rush hour traffic back up the Mountains.