hauraki_plains.jpg |
thames_roadsign.jpg Drove to Thames |
reading_paper.jpg Bought some extra supplies. |
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morning_coke.jpg The 9am start was early for both Brendan and I. |
model_dam.jpg |
track_sign.jpg Choose Tarawaere Track not knowing it is the roughest of the tracks to the Pinnacles. (see map.) |
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kauaeranga_river.jpg |
brendan_swingbridge.jpg |
david_swingbridge.jpg |
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tree_fern.jpg |
brendan_crossing.jpg |
fungi.jpg |
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tree_ferns.jpg |
tarawaere_track.jpg Down a stream bed. |
muddy_boots.jpg And through (in) a swamp. |
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billygoat_stairs.jpg Just when I was starting to get worried about making it to the hut before nightfall we joined onto the Billy Goat Track and everything became much smoother. |
billygoat.jpg |
pinnacles_hut.jpg Pinnacles Hut is very nice. |
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night.jpg Spend the night there. |
the_pinnacles.jpg Tramped to the Pinnacles themselves. |
ladder.jpg And climbed.... |
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top_pinnacles.jpg To the top. |
eleanor.jpg Eleanor was already there. |
pinnacles_view.jpg Nice view. |
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pinnacles_view2.jpg |
pinnacles_view3.jpg |
kurt.jpg Said goodbye to Kurt, our friendly DoC warden. |
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lilly_david.jpg And to Lilly. |
webcreek_stairs.jpg Headed home down a few thousand stairs... |
web_creek.jpg On the Web Creek Track. |
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