This stunning canyon view is less than 100m of SH 1in the Manawatu- Whanganui region , the obvious picture taking locations showed only the RHS of the bend but after scouting around , fighting through trees/long grass etc look what I discovered.
Changing conditions - When I entered the Desert Rd at the Turangi end there was practically no visibility with dense low cloud, half way through this was the scene and 5 minutes later there wasn't a cloud in the sky .