These pictures were taken at the Karangahake Gorge on September 1, 2005.
Karangahake
Gorge is part of a beautiful national park on the way to
Waihi Beach, which is part of the scenic
Coromandel region. Spring has just sprung in the Waikato and we were
blessed with a beautiful, temperate sunny day for this trip. After
months of rain and damp, grey skies we deserved to see the sun!
There
is a path that ran all the way along the shore of this river. We
followed it for a good couple ours. The majesty of the trees really
cannot be conveyed by a mere photograph. They were tall and dense and
plentiful. It was just fabulous scenery.
Where
that giant highway is, there used to be a mining village on the other
side of that road. Throughout our walk, we saw a few remnants of the
mine that was, such as a giant wheel and some bits of iron thingies.
There used to be a whole town here.
Further
strolls along the river...
...and
further along. The little bits of rapids here and there made me
optimistic that we might see a waterfall. I am such a sucker for
waterfalls :) I was delighted to find two on this hike. The first one,
the pictures did not turn out, but the second one is coming up shortly.
I
enjoy a good desktop wallpaper shot, so I got in a few close-ups
of the bits of rapids.
This
was where I tried to convey the scale and got blinded by the pretty
sunshine :)
The
second waterfall, from afar...
...and
from up close :)
A
final look at Karangahake Gorge. One of the better hikes of New Zealand
so far, and I think we picked just the right time of year. This was a
memorable day. I'd like to thank Brooke for the ride, and the company!
Karangahake
Gorge is part of a beautiful national park on the way to
There
is a path that ran all the way along the shore of this river. We
followed it for a good couple ours. The majesty of the trees really
cannot be conveyed by a mere photograph. They were tall and dense and
plentiful. It was just fabulous scenery.
Where
that giant highway is, there used to be a mining village on the other
side of that road. Throughout our walk, we saw a few remnants of the
mine that was, such as a giant wheel and some bits of iron thingies.
There used to be a whole town here.
Further
strolls along the river...
...and
further along. The little bits of rapids here and there made me
optimistic that we might see a waterfall. I am such a sucker for
waterfalls :) I was delighted to find two on this hike. The first one,
the pictures did not turn out, but the second one is coming up shortly.
I
enjoy a good desktop wallpaper shot, so I got in a few close-ups
of the bits of rapids.
This
was where I tried to convey the scale and got blinded by the pretty
sunshine :)
The
second waterfall, from afar...
...and
from up close :)
A
final look at Karangahake Gorge. One of the better hikes of New Zealand
so far, and I think we picked just the right time of year. This was a
memorable day. I'd like to thank Brooke for the ride, and the company!