Central Plateau is loaded with Geothermal activity, hot springs, mud pools, and geysers. We went to a park known as Tikitere to Māori, or Hell's Gate for its forbidding look and rank smell of sulfur! The pools of water and mud were greater than 212 F degree. The hot spring waterfall pictured was visited by the Maori after battles for healing, it looked amazing however we didn't get to bathe in it..
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| Hot Spring Healing Waterfall |
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| Hell's Gate Steaming Cliffs |
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| Mud Inferno |
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| Lichen covered trees and forest |
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| Hotpool |
In Rotorua we visited the redwoods Whakarewarewa Forest. Believe it or not they had California Redwoods planted there as it is a similar temperate climate. For fun we did the tree bridge walk, which was more like a creepy swing, I was happy to get off when we were done touring.
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Redwood Forest Tree Bridge
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Black Fern Tree
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| Tree covered in moss that looks little ferns!! |
Thanks for sharing! Safe travels!
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