We visited the Karangahake Gorge yesterday. It's an old gold mining area that is now open to trekkers. We took a 3.5 km trek that followed the Ohinemuri River. The trail led us through lush vegetation including Fernwood trees which look like palm trees with fern leaves. Then we walked through a long tunnel through a mountain. The tunnel had been used as a railway tunnel during the mining operation. We visited a local craft market and had lunch at a nearby cafe. The Spring weather has been more Summer-like with temps in the upper 70s to low 80s and we usually have a nice breeze. The sun is amazingly hot here, even on a cool day. Luckily we had some cloud cover yesterday which made it a very pleasant day for hiking.
We visited the Karangahake Gorge yesterday. It's an old gold mining area that is now open to trekkers. We took a 3.5 km trek that followed the Ohinemuri River. The trail led us through lush vegetation including Fernwood trees which look like palm trees with fern leaves. Then we walked through a long tunnel through a mountain. The tunnel had been used as a railway tunnel during the mining operation. We visited a local craft market and had lunch at a nearby cafe. The Spring weather has been more Summer-like with temps in the upper 70s to low 80s and we usually have a nice breeze. The sun is amazingly hot here, even on a cool day. Luckily we had some cloud cover yesterday which made it a very pleasant day for hiking.
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