The old boiler engine for lumbering in the Otaki Gorge flats, looking up into the Tararua Range. This is about a 40 minute drive from Gregg's place, mostly on gravel roads that are narrow and winding through the steep gorge area. We took most of yesterday afternoon to walk up through this area.
The drive shaft minus some pillow blocks for the main bearing with a large cam.
A lot of the trail heads begin with these smart water ditches that can be cleaned out easily.
Here the Otaki River Gorge falls away under foot for about a hundred feet or so. The photo was taken looking upstream while standing on a vegetation cornice.
Gregg's comment on this scene,"a typical New Zealand stream."
The tramping track follows alternately steep sided gorges and big benches that run along the old river flow like this big grassy field.
This is the 'quad bridge' for the start of this tramp. So named for allowing the all terrain vehicles in across to the other side of the river for various official business like rescue.
A local topographical map of this region, showing the Otaki River that enters the sea just left of center at the top and runs down diagonally to the right, with the gorge and forks somewhat in the right side of center.
From the veggie cornice, an overhanging shot to the river below, not quite deep enough for this diver's novice skills.
This is a good example of the stone walls built for sheep paddocks in this area during the great depression.
A partially concealed Wood Pigeon
Parawai Hut, one of the more modern huts in the Tararua Range, with wood shed in the back, complete with axe accommodated with full steel pipe handle welded to the axe head.
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