Author: Rich the stitch (ID: 4324) Posted: 2011-03-05 11:53 GMT+00:00 Mileage: 40.10 km
Tags: Travel, Photography, Landscape, Adventure, Forest, Mountain, Road, Lake
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Started riding with friends in the Redwoods. Was finding the wet roots challenging for my worn tyres, so headed north to the tarmac.
It turned into a spectacular scenic journey of 4 lakes
Google Translation Started riding with friends in the Redwoods. Was finding the wet roots challenging for my worn tyres, so headed north to the tarmac.
It turned into a spectacular scenic journey of 4 lakes
Green lake
Rotorua,
As seen from lookout
Google Translation Rotorua,
As seen from lookout
Blue Lake Rotorua
Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road
Google Translation Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road
Rotorua Blue lake HDR
Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road
Google Translation Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road
Tarawera buried village
The Maori version of Pompeii. It happened in the late 1800's.
Google Translation The Maori version of Pompeii. It happened in the late 1800's.
Lake Tarawera and the mountain in the distance
Panorama stitch from 6 photos taken on an iPhone
Google Translation Panorama stitch from 6 photos taken on an iPhone
Tarawera lookout and Maori totem
Ass seen from road
Google Translation Ass seen from road
Rotorua (32)
Tarawera lookout and Maori totem
As seen from road
Google Translation As seen from road
Tarawera buried village
Sign for historical location
Google Translation Sign for historical location
The climb home
There were three major climbs back.
However the great scenery was a useful distraction.
The bald tyres became an asset on the tarmac.
Google Translation There were three major climbs back.
However the great scenery was a useful distraction.
The bald tyres became an asset on the tarmac.
Blue Lake Rotorua
Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road.
I found some overgrown singletrack through here.
Google Translation Blue Lake Rotorua as seen from the road.
I found some overgrown singletrack through here.