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New Zealand : North Island
39 degrees south, 175 degrees east (visit #2) - All Pictures


#1: View North (up the steep hillside; you can see why the point is shaded on Google Earth)
View North (up the steep hillside; you can see why the point is shaded on Google Earth)
#2: View East
View East
#3: View South
View South
#4: View West
View West
#5: The confluence point lies on a steep grassy hillside.
The confluence point lies on a steep grassy hillside.
#6: All zeros!
All zeros!
#7: This box-shaped rock lies at the confluence point. Think of it as being a natural 'geocache'.
This box-shaped rock lies at the confluence point. Think of it as being a natural 'geocache'.
#8: The beautiful forested western rim of the valley where the confluence point lies. (I had to cross this rim on my return hike.)
The beautiful forested western rim of the valley where the confluence point lies. (I had to cross this rim on my return hike.)
#9: The railroad crossing (and abandoned VW beetle) at the end of Heao Road, where I began my hike.
The railroad crossing (and abandoned VW beetle) at the end of Heao Road, where I began my hike.