07-26/12/2012 - photos
Participants: Tom Brennan, Rachel Grindlay
Whitianga - Ferry Landing/Front Beach
Tom at Ferry Landing wharf. We used to holiday here as a family in the early 80s
Tom at Front Beach
Pinnacles Walk
Rachel crossing the Kauaeranga River at the start of our walk
Rachel at a lookout on the Billygoat Track
Steep climb up the old tramway
Looking down into Sleeping God Canyon
Old kauri stump
First (and best for us!) views of the Pinnacles
Looking over at another rocky outcrop (and powerlines!)
Approaching Pinnacles Hut
Rachel at the 80-bed Pinnacles Hut, the biggest in the country
The Pinnacles
Views down the valley to the east coast
East coast and islands
Sunset over the Hauraki Gulf
Rachel at the Pinnacles for a non-existent sunrise
Rachel near the summit
Descending into the mist
On the track
Rachel
Moody morning
Dancing Camp Kauri Dam
Rachel near the Hydrocamp
Pinnacle (not the Pinnacles!)
Descending the old packhorse track down Webb Creek
Rachel in Webb Creek
Crossing the swing bridge over the Kauaeranga River
Karangahake Gorge Windows Walk
Rachel on the bridge over the Ohinemuri River
The old mining tram line
Rachel in one of the tunnels
Looking out into Lower Waitawheta Gorge from one of the windows on the Windows Walk
Another window on to the gorge
Lower Waitawheta Gorge
Windows in the cliff, from the track on the other side
Rachel in the gorge