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Play of light in Blue Mountains and Gold Coast of AU...

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[Note: This post is partly triggered by a member suggestion to visit the Blue Mountains of Australia (please see my earlier post on "Red Devils and Red Flame" A320 flight). I'd planned next to explore the Gold Coast, but I've added here a visit to the Blue Mountains of New South Wales for this post.]

Having just arrived in Sydney after overflying the Snowy Mountains, for this post, I lift off Sydney heading first northwest towards the Blue Mountains which are almost bordering on the outskirts of Greater Sydney area (just about 30 miles far as the crow flies). While (virtually) visiting this Blue Mountains range, I felt that though it's not as widespread as e.g., the Appalachian Mountains of U.S. East Coast (such as the Smokies and the Alleghenies, which I've had chance to visit several times), it presents a similarlyย scenic sense of charm and beauty (and thatย "bluish" and "dreamy" look...๐Ÿ™‚...), which comes naturally with only low-elevationย (cascading) range of mountains and ridges. The highest elevation of the Blue Mountains range is just under 4,000 ft, but it's undoubtedly pretty. Please see my pictures (shot #s 5-11), as I've tried to capture its mood under varying light conditions, as I have flown over and across it.

Then I've headed toward Queensland and the famous Gold Coast, first arriving in the city of Gold Coast (YBCG), and then flying north along the pristineย beaches ofย Gold Coast up towards Brisbane (YBBN), the capital of Queensland. Again, I've explored the moods of this beautiful coastline, infusedย with the golden glow of the sun rising to the east,ย off the South Pacific Ocean. Please see my (ending) pictures (shot #s 16-20), as I reluctantly bid farewell, for now, to the Gold Coast...๐Ÿ™‚....

Hope you enjoy this collection of images from my trip. Thanks for viewing...!

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Wide-ranging tour! (You must save at least some of the continent for later. ๐Ÿ™‚) Like the way you included some golden sun for the Gold Coast.

Very nice set P_7878 !

cheers ๐Ÿ˜‰

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Great set P_7878, Gold Coast is a fantastic scenery.

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Beautiful shots! ๐Ÿ˜‰ย 

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On 4/2/2024 at 9:10 PM, John F said:

Wide-ranging tour! (You must save at least some of the continent for later. ๐Ÿ™‚) Like the way you included some golden sun for the Gold Coast.

Thanks, John. Yes, should save some for later...๐Ÿ™‚...especially when there have been alredayย  few really nice posts here of Australia WU...including the interior...

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On 4/3/2024 at 2:24 AM, pmplayer said:

Very nice set P_7878 !

cheers ๐Ÿ˜‰

Appreciated the comment, pmplayer...!

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On 4/3/2024 at 2:53 AM, andiflyit said:

Great set P_7878, Gold Coast is a fantastic scenery.

Thanks, Andreas. Agree, beautiful RW scenery well-rendered by MSFS...

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On 4/3/2024 at 12:10 PM, Alaska738 said:

Beautiful shots! ๐Ÿ˜‰ย 

Thank you, Will. Glad you liked these screenshots...Cheers...!

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