Winter composition Jenolan Blue Lake
Sequestered deep in the mountains, isolated from major roads and townships, there is profound mystery, history and culture to the whole Jenolan area and I love to visit when I can.
The famous caves and associated land cover 3,000 hectares situated in the Central Tablelands region, within the Blue Mountains here in New South Wales.
At 340 million years old, the caves are the most ancient discovered open caves in the world. The word Jenolan is believed to be an indigenous word for 'high place', derived from the Tharawal word, genowlan. Jenolan Caves are in the lands of the Burra Burra people, a clan group of the Gundugurra Nation and this is a sacred space for First Nations communities.
The peaceful Blue Lake seen here, is fed by the River Styx and Jenolan River. The intense and most beautiful colour seen from some angles comes from the refraction of light through the limestone deposits, sediment and bedrock.
There are duck-billed platypus within the vicinity, but I have not been lucky enough to see any during my visits.
Links to summer views: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/38747660695/in/photol...
www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/50797490868/in/photol...
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Winter composition Jenolan Blue Lake
Sequestered deep in the mountains, isolated from major roads and townships, there is profound mystery, history and culture to the whole Jenolan area and I love to visit when I can.
The famous caves and associated land cover 3,000 hectares situated in the Central Tablelands region, within the Blue Mountains here in New South Wales.
At 340 million years old, the caves are the most ancient discovered open caves in the world. The word Jenolan is believed to be an indigenous word for 'high place', derived from the Tharawal word, genowlan. Jenolan Caves are in the lands of the Burra Burra people, a clan group of the Gundugurra Nation and this is a sacred space for First Nations communities.
The peaceful Blue Lake seen here, is fed by the River Styx and Jenolan River. The intense and most beautiful colour seen from some angles comes from the refraction of light through the limestone deposits, sediment and bedrock.
There are duck-billed platypus within the vicinity, but I have not been lucky enough to see any during my visits.
Links to summer views: www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/38747660695/in/photol...
www.flickr.com/photos/112623317@N03/50797490868/in/photol...
© All rights reserved.