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Putangirua Pinnacles Track

 

The Putangirua Pinnacles are a geological formation and one of New Zealand's best examples of bad lands erosion (惡地形). A large crumbly rock stalagmite type structures rising tens of metres into the air. They are left behind as the surrounding area erodes.
幾百萬年前存在於海底的沉積層 暴露在外 經過雨水流水的沖洗 構成眾多的尖頂的奇特地形

 

walking per purple marking

群羊當道 我們花了10分鐘才通過這群羊

walking along the stream

特色枯木

 

spectacular scenes

 

 

 

entering the side walk

 

looking inside  

 

impressed scenes

 

 

goats looking down

 

 

impressed scenes at the end of the side track

 

 

Entering the bush walk, an elegant track...

 

 

endless steps

 

 

arriving at the lookout

 

 

a good memory

 

 

viewing from the lookout

 

 

impressed scenes at the lookout

 

We didn't access the base of the the Putangirua Pinnacles becasue of some reasons.

a photo from google earth for sharing

http://www.panoramio.com/photo/20777961

But I still think that it's much more fascinating the scene from the lookout

 

Cape Palliser

famous for Cape Pallise, shore scenes, and fur seals

 

 

Cape Palliser Lighthouse

 

 

The lighthouse is notable for the 250 steps

When these steps were first built they were greeted enthusiastically, as they replaced a slippery narrow path up the rock face that was not good for lighthouse keeper.

 

 

looking down

 

 

The light was built in 1897 and was originally fueled by oil. The cast-iron tower stands 10 metres high and 78 metres above sea level

 

 

magnificent views from the lighthouse

 

 

easy to see seals

 

 

impressed shore scenes

 

 

my favoriate photo

 

 

a cape at the Kerikeri Bay (near Cape Palliser Lighthouse)

 

 

The fur seal colony at Cape Palliser is the North Island's largest

 

 

be careful when negotiating the rocks as the seals could be at anywhere!

 

 

fascinating and impressed scenes, especially the waves lapping the rocks

 

Yanni - A WALK IN THE RAIN