Looking South from Shorts Track after a cold night camped on the tops of the Ngamoko Range. The big trees are kaikawaka (Libocedrus bidwillii), the reddish shrubbery in the lower canopy is pepperwood (Pseudowintera colorata), the bright green is mahoe (Melicytus ramiflorus). Various other species in there, too.All content © 2009 Pete McGregor
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4 comments:
This view is mythic.
Makes me want to sit a spell and breathe faraway air.
The shape of those trees remind me of those beautiful Japanese paintings. stunning scenery!
Patricia, I hesitate to mention Tolkien's book and the recent films, but the connection is inescapable.
Michael, it's good air to breathe.
Watercats, true. Kaikawaka evoke all sorts of images; they're wonderful for stimulating memory and imagination.
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