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Piha Gorge and stream bashing

The trip involves lots of rocks climbing and cliffs scrambling. Beautiful water flows and spectacular gorge scenes
 

walking per purple marking. 18 members turned up today's walking

 

Historic stump - a landmark at the Glen Esk road carpark

 

thick Nakau forest in the Nakau Grove walk

 

it's about the most thick Nakau forest in the Waitakere region

 

track scene - fallen giant tree

 

some kinds of twining plants winding around a tree

 

the tree will die eventually

 

lunch at the Centennial Stream

 

the scenes nearby

 

deep pool

 

starting stream bashing

 

stream scenes - trunks in the stream

 

carved cliffs

 

spectacular gorge scenes

 

towering clffs

 

lots of rapids or small water falls

 

fantastic scenes

 

lots of rocks climbing and steep walls scrambling

(photo from Eric_Jane)
有時得在水中行走
 

 

a series of cascades

 

beautiful scenes

 

the most fantastic and spectacular scene

 

cliffs covered with moss

 

water tinkling into gorge

 

the most impressive falls

 

very attractive scenes

 

big eel

 

returning thru Piha Valley track which also with thick Nakau trees

 

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