Mount Parihaka

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This is a hill in Whangarei with wonderful views over the town and estuary. You can drive up, but its only 40 minutes to walk (aka climb). It was a glorious afternoon (sorry for those who approach winter) but we kept cool as the walk is entirely through the bush, right to the very top. I only took 1 picture, so most of these are of me, taken by the master photographer - - Alex. All the time in the bush, the birds are squawking, and it sounds as if you're in the Amazon. Its really loud.

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Photos

on the ascent
Of course, Alex was ahead of me, looking back!

at the top
overlooking the town

Alex at the top
looking over the estuary

on the descent
very carefully, quite steep