Natural bridges, like limestone caves, require moisture |
Sediment oozing from a crack... |
A boy and his drone (illegal on DOC preserves) |
It's actually a double natural bridge, upper and lower; we've seen similar, maybe even a triple, on the South Island |
The natural bridge, part of it |
Creek below |
Stalactites above |
The rest of the loop hike took us through a pasture |
Thus |
More interesting rocks |
Oyster fossils |
Gobblers |
And more interestingly fluted rocks |
Best, the road back to Te Kuiti afforded a great distant view of Mt. Ngauruhoe, many miles to the south |
Also Ruapehe (?) |
Smoke not rising from the Mountain of Doom, as it was in 2014, both ascent and exploration and descent |