Next up, a few more ks up the road, was the Mangahue Natural Bridge...
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Natural bridges, like limestone caves, require moisture |
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Sediment oozing from a crack... |
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A boy and his drone (illegal on DOC preserves) |
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It's actually a double natural bridge, upper and lower; we've
seen similar, maybe even a triple, on the South Island |
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The natural bridge, part of it |
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Creek below |
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Stalactites above |
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The rest of the loop hike took us through a pasture |
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Thus |
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More interesting rocks |
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Oyster fossils |
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Gobblers |
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And more interestingly fluted rocks |
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Best, the road back to Te Kuiti afforded a great distant view
of Mt. Ngauruhoe, many miles to the south |
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Also Ruapehe (?) |
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