Snowy Taras

Rural Waiau countryside

When I looked at this image my immediate thought this looks like Yosemite Park scenery i California. I ggled the park and the first return had the phoo on the second screenshot image, was I right?

Tunnel Beach, Dunedin

The path leading to the historic landmark Nugget Point Lighthouse and its amazing surrounding rock and island formations

The beauty of nature in rural Southern alps countryside

On Day 12 of my trip around the SI I was approaching Twizel having started the day at Lake Hawea, About 30 Km from Twizel I spotted some nice looking cloud hovering around the hills in the far distance, so I turned left and wound my way down a gravel road for about 40Km. I thought it was going to be an alternate rural route to Lake Ohau , but it turned out to be a dead end about 10Km from Lake Ohau. Was I disappointed, no as the scenery there and back was stunning....this is just one of many shots on this bit of the journey

McLean Falls The Catlins

Walking the Hooker Alley track in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Amazing reflections of both Mt Cook and the icebergs floating on Hooker Glacial Lake in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

The cliff refusing to let go of a Moeraki boulder to be

Tolaga Bay Pier

Tolaga Bay (Māori: Uawa) is both a bay and small town on the East Coast of New Zealand's North Island located 45 kilometres northeast of Gisborne and 30 kilometres south of Tokomaru Bay. It was named Tolaga Bay by Lt. James Cook,[1] In 1769, but the original Māori name is Uawa Nui A Ruamatua (shortened to Uawa), and some local residents now refer to the area as Hauiti, and themselves as Hauitians[2] from the local iwi Te Aitanga-a-Hauiti. The region around the bay is rugged and remote, and for many years the only access to the town was by boat. Because the bay is shallow, a long wharf - the longest in New Zealand (600m) - was built in the 1920s to accommodate visiting vessels.

Lake Wairarapa jetty

Mountain reflections in a rain puddle

Tolaga Sunset

Redwoods Roturua

The history and culture surrounding the Whakarewarewa Forest, the variety of outdoor recreational opportunities, diverse range of exotic tree species, mix of native undergrowth, panoramic views, and proximity to lakes, thermal areas and the city centre have made The Redwoods & Whakarewarewa Forest one of Rotorua’s most spectacular natural assets and one of the city’s greatest treasures.

Lone white egret/heron nesting at Milford Sound

Rual Hills of Berwich south west of Dunedin

The path leading the way through the Hooker Valley in Aoraki Mt Cook National Park

Mirror image reflections on Lake Middleton as small lake right across the road from the much bigger Lake Ohau

Lake Tekapo panorama

Olde world Oamaru (NZ) during Covid Alert L3 2020, probably exactly what it looked like a 100 years ago

The beauty of Hagley Park and the meandering Avon river in the middle of the city