Mount Taranaki Easter 7-10 April
Tree or creature?
Patea Beach
Mount Taranaki trail coming from the Stratford Mountain Road
Mt Ruapehu in the distance
Manganui Ski Field
Tahurangi Lodge on the Northern Summit Route
That's the top up there!
A lot of people on the mountain that day! Tahurani Lodge to the right.
Loose gravel on top of a hard surface - you had to concentrate on you footwork!
Yingjun and Stephen
Looking North towards New Plymouth
Not far off the top
The crater
Yingjun on the way up, Marcia and Rob on the way down.
A little bit crowded on top!
Parawais on top! And our Czech friend Filip (2nd from right)
Glenda sitting on top
Chris & Glenda
Yingjun and Stephen
Looking down on the Pouakai Range to the northwest
Our Czech friend Filip
Filip's trusty boots!
The Sharks Tooth to the right
Glenda, Owen, Yingjun, Viv, Stephen, Marian, Kate
Going down
Sunday's trip was a 600m climb up the Mangorei Track to Pouakai Hut and the Tarns
Boardwalk all the way to Pouakai Hut and beyond
Pouakai Hut
No views at the top of the mountain today!
Heading to the Tarn
The Tarn
Heading back down
New Zealand Cedar forest?
A rather large, gnarly old tree!
On Monday we visited The Tawhiti Museum in Hawera (a settlers museum)
Note what she is holding!
Giddy up!
