Taranaki Landscapes 3
The counter on the camera has just clocked its 5000th photo in a little over one year. This collection is an assortment of summer bits and pieces from various tramping trips and bus journeys up and down the coast. An index is at the page bottom.
Mokau coast
... its a great place to stretch the legs on the long journey north
View framed by pines while staying at a farm near Inglewood
Picture window #2
Old lahar mounds
But otherwise its relatively flat around Inglewood
Climbing lahar mounds at dusk
Looks like a dewey morning I know but its just the light from behind
Swan, Lake Mangamahoe
Summer now, haymaking in full swing, snow retreating fast
A lazy weekend out in Waiaua Gorge. The Oananui decided to take a shortcut down the Waiaua River, causing major detour for trampers
Some great flower watching was had
Clematis
Mountain buttercup
Pre-xmas Syme pilgrimage
Curtis ridge fresh out from under its snow blanket
Still a bit of snow lingering
Great spot for relocating ones peace of mind
Sans ice
Plonked on top of one of the windiest and most exposed places you can find
Pretty murky...again.
Glimpse of summit
Interesting melt patterns
Dawson falls and Stratford behind
Scenic route from Pirongia to Awakino
via Kawhia
And the lovely Te Puia beach
Theres hot springs there but only at very low tides
Mount Karioi
Mahoe river estuary, looking left
Ditto, looking right
Marokopa magic, looking right
Looking left. Photogenic spot
Thats Marokopa village
Access to Waikaukau beach
Emerging onto the beach
Wild and really really quiet. Left...
and right.
Back to the bus
Curtis falls. Another lazy weekend East Egmont-Maketawa
The low route is not bad as far as the woods goes, lots of ladders and gorge crossings
The mountain has a late spring growth flush
Pre dawn glow over volcanic plateau
Sun peeks up
About 5 minutes later
Creates a pool of orange oozing over the region
and the north taranki coastline
Then the sun redisappears into the cloud band
Reminds me of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
And lastly came these light rays
It just got better and better. Maketawa sure does great sunrises
Couple hundred photos all told
Thats Maketawa hut perched on the ridgeline
Up the puffer in the mist
Home via the high route
Mightymouse
Which is a lovely womble
Especially if you`re into shades of lime
The ski field, dormant now
Parting views
Bye for now
Photos index
- Taranaki Landscapes
- Taranaki Landscapes 2
- Taranaki Landscapes 3
- Ruahine Landscapes
2008-10-25
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