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Below: Map to Bowral, New South Wales - Google Maps

Wingecarribee River Valley, New South Wales

Walking through the woods near my brother's house in Bowral

The forest around Bowral

The eucalyptus forests of Bowral, New South Wales

The tall eucalyptus trees of Bowral

Going for a morning walk through the Mt. Gibraltar Reserve, but didn't see any kangaroos.

Great little flowers that looked like corn on the cob.

Anyone know what this is??

Local flowers

More corn on the cob flowers!

Amy walking along a mountain road through a eucalyptus forest

Walking to the Wingecarribee (pr: win-j'-kehr-i-bee) River Valley viewing platform

Danger Cliffs or Dancer Cliffs?!?

Me with the morning sun in my eyes overlooking the Wingicarribee River Valley

SCROLL RIGHT ---> The Wingecarribee River Valley in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales

A map of the Wingecarribee River Valley. . . that's taken a beating over the past couple years apparently!

The Australian flag over Bowral, New South Wales

A nice little neighborhood park

Beautiful flowers in bloom in Bowral

The telephone poles in Bowral seem to be actual trees!

Frumpy green trees billowing up into the sky

Picking up my adorable little niece from school wearing a fun little outfit I bought her.

Gotta love the cute little flower denims!

Bong Bong Street in Bowral, New South Wales

Bong Bong Street in downtown Bowral, New South Wales

Bong Bong Street in downtown Bowral, New South Wales

Downtown Bong Bong

Amy and I in a field near Mittagong, New South Wales

Amy with her camera

The overcast winter landscape of Mittagong, New South Wales

Tree covered landscape of the Southern Highlands of New South Wales

Southern Highlands

Green fields of the Southern Highlands

SCROLL RIGHT ---> Fields of the Southern Highlands

Driving past The Old Cheese Factory of Robertson, New South Wales.  Exciting, eh!  ;-}

This is supposed to be a giant potato. . .

On our way to the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

Below: Map to the Southern Highlands - Google Maps

Map of the local area

View from the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk, albeit overcast. 

The view on a clear day can be seen HERE.

The elevated Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

Forest in the Southern Highlands

Approached the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

SCROLL RIGHT ---> The view from the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

The view on a clear day can be seen HERE.

View from the main tower at the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

Elevated over the forest canopy and looking down

The metal tree top walk looking toward the main observation tower

Looking toward the Pacific Ocean

Amy and I upon the Illawarra Fly Tree Top Walk

Amy walking out onto one of the cantilevers on the tree top walk

Large strips of bark peeling off the trees

Bark peeling off the trees and dangling below

Driving out toward Kangaroo Valley

The Southern Highlands

Stopping for a quick bite to eat where they apparently serve the world's best (meat) pies.

I wouldn't quite say they were the world's best. . .

SCROLL RIGHT ---> the grounds of the Donaries Bed and Breakfast

Entering Kangaroo Valley.  Alas, we didn't see any kangaroos!

Hampden Bridge in Kangaroo Valley.  Very British!

The river through Kangaroo Valley

The town of Kangaroo Valley

Where we stopped for a beer and fries.  Yum!

Kangaroo Valley. . . with more trees-for-telephone poles.

The churches of the Southern Highland and the American Midwest seemed very similar.

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Fitzroy Falls

A little path-side info on platypuses

The view from atop Fitzroy Falls on our cloudy winter day.  Ahem!

ABOVE: Fitzroy Falls.  Very beautiful!

This is what you'd see on a sunny day

Australians and their cliff dangling lookout vista platforms!  Notice the waterfall to the right.

Which way to go?!?

BELOW: SCROLL RIGHT ---> Back at Fitzroy Falls on a sunny day.  Gorgeous view!  What a beautiful forest!

ABOVE: Fitzroy Falls

The forest covered slopes of the Fitzroy Falls hills

Fitzroy Falls from the other side of the canyon as my brother's father-in-law and I went for a nice hour-long walk around the area

One of the many lookout points along the walking path and cliff sides of Fitzroy Falls

Moi!

Yet another suspended vista point perched over the edge of a cliff

The long shadows of morning cast over the canyon of Fitzroy Falls

BELOW: Water falling all the way down. . .

BELOW: Water falling all the way down. . . and down. . . and down. . .

ABOVE: Fitzroy Falls as it carves its way through layer after layer of stone representing millions upon millions of years of geologic history.

The beautiful forests of the Southern Highlands

A lovely, overgrown little waterfall

1.69km / 1mi back to the visitors center.  Looks like it's time to turn around and start heading back!

A little info on eucalyptus, mentioning that there are some 600 different types of eucalyptus although most of the world knows may 4 or 5 varieties.

Driving around the Southern Highlands of New South Wales

Cows grazing along the hills of a family friend's property in Werai, New South Wales

Railroad tracks cutting through Werai, New South Wales

SCROLL RIGHT ---> the cloud covered rolling green hills of Werai, New South Wales

U lookin' @ me?!?

SCROLL RIGHT: the rolling hills of Werai

Me enjoying a little patch of blue sky in the southern winter of New South Wales

Werai, New South Wales

SCROLL RIGHT ---> Walking along a lonely little winding road through the rolling hills of Werai in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales

A family friend and I looking over the beautiful green hills of Werai, New South Wales

Werai

As the railroad passes through Werai

Me in Werai

A map of the local area including Mittagong, Bowral and Moss Vale

SCROLL RIGHT ---> Centennial Vineyards in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales

A nice little grove of trees beside the vineyard

A carpet of grass and trees

The flowers of Centennial Vineyards

Another vineyard in the area with less-than-super-delicious wines.  Nice little place though.

Cute little woofie stretching and seeing who we are as we walk up to the winery.

ABOVE AND BELOW: a garden of Proteacea Nerifolia flowers.

Family: Proteaceae presumably?

A tour around a number of the wineries around Bowral, New South Wales

A great picture of me and my mother at Joadja Vineyards in the Southern Highlands

My sister and I at Tertini Wines vineyard

All of us sampling some great wines at Tertini Wines

Enjoying the wines of Tertini

Mom making a friend at Tertini Wines

Amy and the resident Tertini Wines canine

Driving around the Southern Highlands on a sunny Saturday morning enjoying the weather while it was good!

The Southern Highlands

Fields, trees and the wide open blue skies of New South Wales

Driving around the Southern Highlands

The green landscape of the winter time Southern Highlands of New South Wales

The Southern Highlands with clear blue skies

Wooden fences snaking along the rolling hills of the Southern Highlands

Heading back to Bowral, New South Wales and eventually on to San Francisco, California the following day.

Until my next trip to Australia!

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