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view from top of Scenic World  
   

view from top of Scenic World

The train takes you down a very steep grade toward the canyon floor.
Day 5

November 11th 2010
Yesterday beaches, today mountains. It took awhile to get to the Blue Mountains--morning traffic in Sydney and road work in the mountains--but we were on a hop-on-hop-off bus before noon. The weather was threatening to rain again so we opted to head straight for Scenic World to take the incline train down the canyon. This thing drops toward the canyon floor at a 52 degree angle!! At the end o ... read more
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