12 September 2014
BLUE MOUNTAINS
The Blue Mountains is a national Park and a World Heritage Site. The rugged Blue Mountains, so called because the air in the region often appears to be a bluish colour (a phenomen caused by the evaporation of eucalyptus oil from the gum tree forests). This wilderness is popular with bushwalkers, and the area is home to swamp wallabies, possums, wombats and an incredible range of colourful birdlife. Distinguished by escarpments, forested valleys and spectacular rock features like this at Hanging Rock, which frustrated many early explorers in their search for a route over the mountains. Many species of flora and fauna that are unique to Australia can be easily seen in the Blue Mountains. In 1959, the Blue Mountains National Park was gazetted, ensuring the preservation of the large tracts of remaining wilderness.
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Piękna kartka. Trochę mi się skojarzyła z Wielkim Kanionem w USA.
ReplyDeleteJak pięknie! Niebieskie powietrze, to dopiero fenomen, zawsze mnie szokuje, gdy czytam o czarnym piasku na plaży, czy o innym naturalnym, niesamowitym zjawisku.
ReplyDeleteMój brat kiedyś się śmiał, że chce mieć wombata, teraz na bobry się przerzucił.
Ciekawe ma hobby;)
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