Whirinaki Forest Park

[sarahdownundah]

N.B.: In my last post, I accidentally said that the next post would be about White Island, but that's the one after THIS, in case you were wondering

Comments

[aquarius_galuxy]

Lovely trees! I especially liked the one of the tree fern =D It was lucky that you didn't fall off that cliff-thing! And very nice of you to make arrows on the trail =D

[ncis_love]

In the first photo, the larger trees in the background look like they were painted!

[sarahdownundah]

The lighting does have that effect, doesn't it?

[blitzen_]

wow, i would LOVE to ride somewhere like that. the forest is so primeval & ancient. must have so many amazing stories to tell.

[sarahdownundah]

It has been called the "Dinosaur Forest", so it most certainly is ancient! And I was really surprised to see manure, because there aren't many walking trails that are multi-purpose and allow horses as well. Definitely would have made the 9.3km go by faster!

[ghymoreids_mum]

did you manage to get the underside of a silver fern? they are absolutely beautiful in the dark!

[sarahdownundah]

No, but I did see them! I've heard that they line trails with them sometimes, as they reflect light and make the path easier to see.

[ghymoreids_mum]

sorry about the delay and the quality... huge computer issues etc.
anyway...
I took this in Rotorua, at the kiwi place. yet another time I've most probably thoroughly embarrassed my husband, as I lay down on the ground to get the angle I wanted. unfortunately, these days, getting up isn't quite as easy as it used to be..

[the underside of] a silver fern! [at night, by flash]

[sarahdownundah]

Lovely! The only silver fern I brought home with me is on my All Blacks sleeping bag. :p

Are you still interested in that bird print Lindy?

[madeyemads]

I was looking and thinking about how amazing it would be to ride there ... then I read the bit about the cliff dropping away. lol probably not as fun.
But man, looks so, so beautiful. It must have been magical to be in there by yourself.

[sarahdownundah]

That was the only narrow, sandy part of the trail, but yeah, a horse's weight would easily crumble that unstable bit!

I didn't come face-to-face with another person the entire 24 hours I was in the Forest Park... amazing!