Central West Roadtrip: Stargazing at Blue Mountains

The last leg of my roadtrip was a little uneventful. As I didn't want to partake in the standard traffic jam back to Sydney associated with every public holiday, I wanted to stay for the night at a place reasonably close to Sydney.

Henry Lawson Statue at Glenfall. Henry Lawson was a writer and poet.

Cowra lookout

Ben Hall Statue at Forbes (Bushranger). I am wanting to read up about bushrangers again as I have forgotten everything I learnt when I was in primary school. Ben Hall was killed by police when he was 27 years old. I am intrigued by the romanticised view of bushrangers considering they were outlaws.

I stayed at the base of the Blue Mountains (just outside of Lithgow). Unlike Condobolin, the stars weren't as incredible due to the proximity to Lithgow (and I think possibly Sydney as well). You can see in the shots, there is the yellow glow from light pollution.










And.... I think I have now officially visited all the places that I would want to visit in NSW and can reasonably reach! I still would love to visit Lightning Ridge and Broken Hill however they are a 9-13hr drive each way.