We went out to the Cascades park in the Waitakeres this weekend for a walk in the bush. All this was only ten minutes away!
The Cascades has some of the biggest Kauri trees in the region. See the big trunks behind Amiri? That's them.
Here are some of the big trees we saw. Yeah, imagine these floating on that little creek I showed you with the waterwheel. Jam Dam, indeed.
There was even one that was so big I couldn't fit it all in one frame. It's 1,000 years old, and is likely to live another 1,500.
We also went over a neat bridge and found a cave-ish rock formation.
When we were done with our long walk, the boys collapsed in exhaustion.
And there was another picture frame!
The Cascades has some of the biggest Kauri trees in the region. See the big trunks behind Amiri? That's them.
Here are some of the big trees we saw. Yeah, imagine these floating on that little creek I showed you with the waterwheel. Jam Dam, indeed.
There was even one that was so big I couldn't fit it all in one frame. It's 1,000 years old, and is likely to live another 1,500.
We also went over a neat bridge and found a cave-ish rock formation.
When we were done with our long walk, the boys collapsed in exhaustion.
And there was another picture frame!
2 comments:
Now I understand how truly massive these trees are. That's a nice splicing job you did on the tree you couldn't get all in one frame.
And I agree: Jam Dam indeed! How could I forget that Jeanne and Doug must have told the boys about Jam Dam - no wonder they were giggling in your earlier blog entry with the waterwheel.
Love the framed picture of Jeanne, Doug and the boys! I've saved it on my computer in order to print a copy of it later!
This is a true wonder, massive ancient trees!! Awesome! So glad you all got to see it! And thanks for sharing it with us!
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