Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Many Faces of New Zealand: A Photo Essay

The following are twenty of my favorite photos from our time here in New Zealand, along with short descriptions. I've arranged them chronologically, rather than by region, but you can find their locations on the the map at the bottom of the post. Enjoy!




1. A storm quickly approaching over Piha Beach, near Auckland



2. A crystal-clear sulphur pond in Whakarewarewa Forest (Rotorua)



3. Californian Coast Redwoods in Whakarewarewa Forest (Rotorua)



4. A rosy dawn as seen from the Putangirua Pinnacles on the Coromandel Peninsula



5. Ninety Mile Beach in Ahipara on Thanksgiving Day (US)



6. Nighttime as seen from Lakes Ranch, with Rotorua city in the background



7. Pastureland near Whakatane in the ever-green Bay of Plenty region



8. Red Crater (front), Mt. Ngauruhoe (center), and Mt. Ruapehu (back) in Tongariro National Park




9. Hilly grazing land in a remote area of the Manawatu-Wanganui region



10. A sailboat on Appletree Bay in Abel Tasman National Park




11. The Canterbury Plains as seen from Mt. Hutt on a snowy summer day



12. Moonrise as seen from Mt. Hutt Retreat



13. Fox Glacier in Westland Tai Putini National Park



14. Sunset over the Tasman Sea as seen from Gillespies Beach

SPACE

SPACE

15. Morning light breaking through the clouds over a farm near Weheka

SPACE

SPACE

SPACE

16. Staircase Valley as seen from Sutherland Falls in Fjordland National Park



17. The very mist-shrouded Milford Sound in Fjordland National Park



18. New Zealand's most prized commodity grazing on Otago Peninsula, outside Dunedin

SPACE

SPACE


19. The Moeraki Boulders (100% natural phenomenon) on Koekehe Beach



20. Mt. Cook as seen from Lake Pukaki, near the town of Twizel

SPACE

SPACE





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