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Orongorongo Walking Track to Huarangi Hut and Catchpool Loop Walk
Orongorongo Walking Track可接續Mt Matthews Track 這個地區因Mt Matthews (949m)聞名  Mt Matthews是地區最高的山峰
原計劃到south saddle(在Mt Matthews Track上) 水流實在太大 並且烏雲一片 既使到達高點也沒有view可觀賞

 

Orongorongo Walking Track

One of New Zealand’s most popular walks, leading to the Orongorongo River through different forest types

 

 

gentle gradient

 

 

elegant track

 

 

很雅而且很有特色的森林步道

 

 

Moist valley forest

 

 

Perching and climbing plants

 

 

most time the track along the Turere Stream

 

 

crossing several swing bridges

 

 

 

白色大靈芝

 

 

giant rata

 

 

奇特的樹型

 

 

Orongorongo River

 

 

an arched bridge in the short distance

 

 

an arched bridge over the Turere Stream to the Orongorongo River

 

 

then walking along Big Bend Track to Turere Lodge and Haurangi Hut

 

 

Jans Hut

 

 

Turere Lodge

 

 

good view from the lodge

 

 

crossing over narrow swing bridge

 

 

the track becoming uneven and wild

 

 

water flowing over the track

 

 

track scenes

 

 

Haurangi Hut

 

 

crossing a narrow bridge

 

 

arriving at the intersection of Whakanui Track. crossing over the river to connect  the Mt Matthews Track

 

 

too strong water flow...

 

Catchpool Loop Walk

an elegant forest track

 

Dan Hill - Sometimes When We Touch

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Red Rocks Walkway to Red Rocks and Sinclair Head

Island Bay - en-route to Red Rocks Walkway

lovely ocean views at the Island Bay 尤其在清晨有晨霧稱托 恍若仙境 是攝影者最愛
 

Red Rocks Walkway

 

Red Rocks and Sinclair Head are two major spots. Red Rocks and its surrounding reserve are of national significance, rich with fascinating geology and Māori history. Sinclair Head is a haul-out site for male New Zealand fur seals and a popular tourist attraction.

 

有迷人海岸景觀 尤其是在Sinclair Head  更有海豹蹤影 Red Rocks則 以紅褐色岩石聞名

 



a bronze sculpture of a shark at the entrance of walkway

walking along the beach of Owhiro Bay

fascinating shore scenes

looking back

walking beside the high hills

impressed red rocks  - 200 million year old lava formed by undersea volcanic eruptions, the iron oxides giving the rocks their colour

lots of fascinating shore scenes on the way to Sinclair Head

a pointed rock (upper right on the photo) in the distance on the coast – the seal colony. 

Up to 150 seals come to rest and feed in winter, between May and August. We could see a few when we was there.

Devil’s Gate – passing the gate then arriving at the Sinclair Head

 

lots of fascinating shore scenes at the Sinclair Head

 

 

海豹蹤影

 

Elizabethan Serenade (伊麗莎白小夜曲)