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West Coast in Landscape
Pancake Rocks, Paparoa National Park, Punakaiki
Klondyke Spur and Valley Tracks, Victoria Forest Park
Impressive topography to the north-west. Very glacial.
Pororari River Track to Lookout, Paparoa National Park
Okarito Trig Walk, Okarito, Westland
Walking back over a section of Okarito Lagoon.
Klondyke Spur and Valley Tracks, Victoria Forest Park
A panorama of the upper alpine basin.
Alex Knob and Lake Wombat, Westland Tai Poutini National Park
A natural arch here.
Sluice Box Bridge Short Walk, Lewis Pass Reserve
The Sluice Box viewed from down on the riverbed.
Pancake Rocks, Paparoa National Park, Punakaiki
Mt Haast Route, Victoria Forest Park
Bluffs at the head of the valley.
Forest Walk & Sentinel Rock, Franz Josef Glacier, Westland Tai Pouhini National Park
The view from Sentinel Rock.
Truman Track, Paparoa National Park
Sophia was examining potential food.
Hokitika Gorge Walk, Hokitika Gorge Scenic Reserve, Westland
Truman Track, Paparoa National Park
This looked like it was landscaped, but harakeke / NZ flax in fact grows very well in these harsh conditions and so dominated in this stretch just back from the beach.
Cape Foulwind Walkway, Westport
This seal may have been planted by the Westport tourism industry, as it just sat there placidly striking various alluring poses, waiting for me to take my photos.
Klondyke Spur and Valley Tracks, Victoria Forest Park
Mt Brown Hut & Summit, West Coast
Lake Kaniere at sunset.
Forest Walk & Sentinel Rock, Franz Josef Glacier, Westland Tai Pouhini National Park
The view from the end of the Forest Walk. A 100 years ago the glacier used to extend to where I took this picture. In living memory it used to at least reach the valley floor.
Truman Track, Paparoa National Park
A great spot at the small car park over the road from the start of the track.
Pororari River Track to Lookout, Paparoa National Park
Klondyke Spur and Valley Tracks, Victoria Forest Park
A varied patchwork of different vegetation types surrounding the lower tarns.