Rock Formations

Bushwalking the Royal National Park

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May 24th 2008
We are constantly impressed with the amount of parks, beaches, and "bushwalks" that are easily accesbile from Sydney. This particular hike was in the Royal National Park which is about an hour train ride south of Sydney. Similar to our Blue Mountain walk, we hopped on the train in the morning and rode to the town of Waterfall. Once off the train, all we had to do was walk across the street, and ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more