Sacred Ride

Andersons Fire Trail || MTB Blue Mountains

We took a ride down the old Anderson's fire trail. A long descent into the bush ending up at the start of the Oaks trail. We took on the Oaks fire trail afterwards and racked up 60 k for the day.

There's some tips for finding the start of the trail. Start from wentworth falls and ride east, about 7km from the station is where the trail starts (make a right onto tablelands rd. and follow it until it turns into kings tableland rd.). Make sure you take a left at the old hospital. Loads of jumps along the way, river crossings, cliffs and a mega climb back up Bedford Creek. Luckily we found an extra caffeine gel along the way. :) Total k's covered = just over 60k!

Australia Vacation 2018 SYDNEY MELBOURNE BRISBANE NSW WESTFIELD PART TWO!

Interesting Facts
Australia Facts: Outback, Koala, and Sydney
Here are some interesting Australia Facts.

Name: Commonwealth of Australia
Government: Democracy
Population: 24.8 million (2018)
Urban Population: 90%
Capital: Canberra with 390,000 people (2018)
Language: English
Unemployment: 12.7%
Currency: 1 Australian Dollar=100 Cents
Religion: mainly Christians
Timezones: 3
National Symbols: Golden wattle (flower), opal (gemstone), green and gold (colors)
National Holiday: 26 January (Australia Day)

Australia Geography
Australia Maps
Australia is a country in the Southern hemisphere and belongs to Oceania. Australia/Oceania is the smallest continent of the seven continents and many consider it as the largest island in the world, however, Greenland is the biggest island country. Australia is an island continent surrounded by the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Australia is the sixth largest country in the world, after Russia, Canada, USA, China, and Brazil.

The country is divided into six states (Southern Australia, Western Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria, and Tasmania) and two self-governing territories: Northern Territory and Australian Capital Territory (which is around Canberra, the capital city).

Australia Map
The main cities in Australia are Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Adelaide, Hobart and Canberra (capital city). The cities are all located on the coast or close to the coast.

The country's interior, which covers two-thirds of the country, consisting of a desert landscape which is referred to as 'outback'. The main city in the country's interior is Alice Springs.

Australia Superlatives
The highest mountain in Australia is Mount Kosciuszko with 2.228metres or 7,310ft.
Ayers Rock also called 'Uluru' which is in the center of the country is the largest alone standing rock in the world.
The longest river of Australia is the Murray River with 2,508km/1558 miles.
The Great Barrier Reef in Eastern Australia is the biggest coral reef in the world. The reef consists of more than 3,000 reefs in which live more than 350 species of corals and over 1,500 species of fish.
Australia is the world's largest exporter of coal!
Australia is, in fact, the driest inhabited continent of the world.

Australia Facts:
Australia Attractions
There are many great attractions in the country. Some of these are:

Adelaide: the main city in South Australia is surrounded with fertile agricultural and wine regions. Adelaide is also known for one of the largest Christmas parades in the world.
Adelaide Christmas parade - image: amphora_au/shutterstock.com
Annual Christmas parade in Adelaide
Arnhem Land: In the Northern Territory there is still a large population of indigenous Aborigines who have a deep spiritual connection with the land and proudly will share their experiences with visitors.
Aboriginal rock art in Arnhem Land - image by Shutterstock
Aboriginal rock art in Arnhem Land
Australian Alps: Experience mountain landscapes in the snowy mountains and enjoy the fascinating remote wilderness. Great hiking in summer there too like here near lake Jindabyne.

Aerial view of the Australian Alps around Lake Jindabyne
Sydney: The iconic Opera House was opened in 1973 and was designed by Danish architect Jørn Utzon
Sydney Opera House is a world heritage site

Australia - People: Aborigines
Aborigines playing the didgeridoo
Aborigines are Australia's first or indigenous people. They make up 2% of Australia's population today. The indigenous Australians are said to be direct descendants of migrants from Africa who left the African continent about 75,000 years ago. They have migrated over the Australasian continent until they settled in Australia around 60,000 years ago.

Today indigenous people live in all main cities but most of them still live in the desert areas of the Australian outback. On the image above, you can see a man playing the didgeridoo, a kind of wooden trumpet, which is really difficult to play.

The 'outback' is the vast, dry and remote inland parts of the Australian continent. Some aboriginal people live still in the sacred area around Ayres Rock, a huge rock formation in the center of the continent. They are highly skilled in arts and crafts and share with visitors their vast knowledge about the land and the environment.

Uluru or Ayers Rock in Australia
Ayers Rock or Uluru as the rock formation is called by the Aborigines
The indigenous people call this sacred mountain 'Uluru'. They also settle in the Northern Territory in Kakadu National Park, which they call 'Arnhem Land', the land of their ancestors.

Resources for Australia Facts Page:

Australia Government Info: australia.gov.au,
Australians celebrating Australians: Teacher and Student facts: itsanhonour.gov.au,
CIA World Fact Book Australia

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