Gudrun's photos with the keyword: Waikato

NW coast of Coromandel Peninsula

After the start at Fletcher Bay Coromandel Walkway crosses sheep pastures with views over Hauraki Gulf towards Square Top Island and Great Barrier Island

After lying dormant for more than a century, Tongariro erupted in 2012 at upper Te Māri Crater. There were two eruptions, one in August and a much smaller one on 21 November. When we passed the mountain 6 days later there was still some activity. www.geonet.org.nz/news/1wJOejzSje4TmJnphO8bBM whc.unesco.org/en/list/421

Mount Tongariro (1978m) seen across Lake Rotoaira de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongariro whc.unesco.org/en/list/421 HFF! 3 years later Tongariro erupted at Te Māri Crater: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/52569950

A small rocky Bay on Coromandel Walkway. Main photo looking west to Great Barrier Island, PiP looking east towards Stony Bay.

Coromandel Walkway is a walking track round the northernmost tip of the Coromandel peninsula between Fletcher Bay and Stony Bay. Road access to both bays is by narrow unsealed roads that often are in a bad state -as is the walkway, currently partially closed due to landslides. HFF!

Coromandel east coast- looking over the estuary at Tairua towards Pauanui

View over Tairua estuary with the extinct volcano of Mount Paku to the left and Pauanui on the opposite side of the river- see inset photos! Blick über die Mündung des Tairua River mit dem erloschenen Vulkan Mount Paku links und Pauanui auf der gegenüberliegenden Flussseite (siehe PiPs). Panorama stitched from 18 verticals EXIF: 1/160, f/8.0, 41.0 mm, ISO 100, Canon EOS 40D, Tamron 17-50mm/ 2,8 Link to large size: www.ipernity.com/doc/523247/44980910/sizes/o

Coromandel west coast looking north- solitary Pohutukawa on sheep pastures 10-Week Picture Projects- Week 1: Single tree

8 km along 309 road a walking track leads to the most accessible and mature kauri stand on Coromandel peninsula. Kauri (agathis australis) grow very slowly and very straight, shedding their lower branches as they grow and were therefore very popular for building. There are only a few pockets of mature Kauri left, mostly in Northland and Coromandel, which are now protected. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agathis_australis

Cathedral Cove lies on the east coast of Coromandel peninsula and is part of Te Whanganui-A-Hei Marine Reserve . The whitish rocks consist of 8 million years old rhyolitic ignimbrite.

Hot Water Beach on the eastern Coromandel coast gets its name from underground hot springs. Around low tide visitors can dig their own hot pool in the sand. Walking just a bit along the beach one can easily escape the crowds.

Trike at a Paeroa filling station