Cooking at Blue Mountain rest area

The Blue Mountains...

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October 3rd 2006
From Nimbin we said goodbye to Matt and Carly, then drove to the Blue Mountains. About 300km south of Nimbin, the Blue Mountains are one of Australia's natural wonders. Stretching for over one million hectares were an mix of rainforest, canyons, tall forests and heathlands, combining eight individual conservation reserves - Yengo, Wollemi, Gardens of Stone, Blue Mountains, Nattai, Kanangra Boy ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales

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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