Three brave men

From the diary of Gregory Blaxland, "On Tuesday, May 11, 1813, Mr. Gregory Blaxland, Mr. William Wentworth, and Lieutenant Lawson, attended by four servants, with five dogs, and four horses laden with provisions, ammunition, and other necessaries, left Mr. Blaxland's farm at the South Creek, for the purpose of endeavouring to effect a passage over the Blue Mountains"
The three men set off from the settlement called South Creek, near Penrith, NSW. Penrith is now a part of the grater metropolitan area of Sydney. Like a few men before them they wanted the glory of their names going down in history as the men who found a way across the Blue Mountains. However, unlike the men who set out before them, these expedition would follow the ridges. The explorers before had followed the valleys.
Sydney was founded in 1788 and the population was growing. The requirement for more suitable farming land was becoming more important to ensure the ongoing sucess of the the developing nation.
Such was their success, that 200 years later, the road on which cars drive also follows closely the same route which this expedition travelled. Today also saw the bi centenary celebration of the epic, and 25 days time, the react meant party will arrive back
In remberence of their achievement there are today towns alone their track named after them, for they did find away to cross over the Blue Mountains.