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Title: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: kiwi on May 23, 2011, 09:53:00 AM: On the way home from the Nelson Alpine Garden Society Study Weekend, Dave an I felt the need to unwind on a overnighter into Isolation Hill.
I know this area ( Sawcut Gorge )gets posted every year, but it's so awesome there, I had to share some shots!
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: kiwi on May 23, 2011, 10:02:18 AM: Kawakawa and view down river.
A native Clematis packed with seed.
The biggest surprise of all - Wahlenbergia matthewsii still in flower!
The fire in the hut was a bad idea.... cough cough.
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: David Lyttle on May 23, 2011, 11:43:31 AM: Nice pictures Doug, it looks as though the weather was not that brilliant otherwise the white glare of the limestone in the gorge would have blown out all the highlights - good for photography though.
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: t00lie on May 25, 2011, 06:20:32 AM: Hello David
The temps warmed up as we made our way down the gorge ,so much so i felt overdressed in baggy shorts and polyprop teashirt.

Came across this fella earlier on warming up in the morning air.

A meditating modern mountain man :o :o :o

All i could think of at the time was the lyrics to one of the Beatles songs
"The Magical Mystery Tour
is waiting to take you away
waiting to take you away"

Sorry Doug ;) just couldn't help myself.

Cheers Dave.
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: Lesley Cox on May 25, 2011, 10:57:23 PM: Nureyev to the life. And why is there a Moeraki boulder just THERE?
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: kiwi on June 12, 2011, 10:00:20 AM: Chopper flight over Christchurch today.
Sad to see our city landmark the Cathedral. (top left)

Amazing sunset due to the eruption in Chile.
We are supposed to have them all this week.
Title: Re: NZ Field trips - May
Post by: Maggi Young on June 12, 2011, 11:38:04 AM: Crikey, before we read the text we thought the "firey" photos were just that... of a real fire. Scarey pix altogether, Doug.