Bubbling mud
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:48:04 2006
In a park as we entered Rotorua.
Brown Oily muddy water
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:50:47 2006
Sounds bad, but it is pretty cool to see.
More Brown Oily water
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:50:54 2006
Sludgy water
Steaming water
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:58:32 2006
Steam Surrounding us from pool of water heated by geothermal heat.
Another shot of steam
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:58:47 2006
Pool steaming
Chris in front of steaming pool
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:59:29 2006
Or at least a shadow that looks like Chris.
Less Shadowy pic...
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 21:59:38 2006
...of Chris standing near the steaming pool
Chris and Kelly coming down the path
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:00:34 2006
from the steaming pool lookout, in a fairly surreal dreamy steamy scene.
Kelly and Chris in the Termal Zone
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:01:40 2006
Discussing the dangers of walking around the Thermal area.
Steam
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:02:19 2006
More Steam
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:04:11 2006
Surrounding us all.
Bubbly water
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:04:21 2006
rippling bubbly water
The legend of Kuirau and Taniwha
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:09:57 2006
A sign that discusses the history of the park and the legend behind it.
Muddy puddle
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:11:23 2006
Another muddy puddle
Another shot of same puddle
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:11:26 2006
Still in the Park
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:17:22 2006
Another pond
Kelly and Chris overlooking pit
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:18:04 2006
They are near the edge of a bubbling pit.
About to take a picture
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:18:27 2006
Chris asking Kelly to take a picture of her on her camera.
Chris holding her nose
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 22:18:35 2006
She really hated the stench of the sulfurous steam.
Redwoods
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 23:48:24 2006
Redwood trees outside of Rotorua in a park. The trees are not native to New Zealand, but were planted from Californian seeds. The trees are therefore not as tall as Californian trees or as old.
Pointing up
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 23:56:35 2006
This is a picture of a tree from underneath. Actually I think it might be a tree fern, but I need to do research on that.
Blurry shot of pathway
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 23:57:19 2006
Chris and Kelly in forest
Date/Time: Wed Mar 29 23:57:49 2006
Here are Chris and Kelly on the path through the Redwood forest
A look up into a clearing.
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:00:21 2006
At the top of the path, there is a clearing.
Big Palm or Fern or something trees.
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:00:59 2006
From below
Kelly and Chris treking up the track
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:01:12 2006
Grinning and/or grimacing.
Tall trees
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:01:57 2006
Looking up at Redwoods in the clearing
The clearing
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:03:23 2006
And the trees behind it.
Clouds above trees
Date/Time: Thu Mar 30 00:03:50 2006