#lake manapouri

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Kia Ora days 17 and 18: Darting about and Sounding Off

Kia Ora days 17 and 18: Darting about and Sounding Off

Queenstown has been sunny and sparkling. After a joyful day in the woods we caught a coach to the Dart River at Glenorchy. Glenorchy is a small township that nestles in Maori land. It is surrounded by a few farms and a lot of film sets. We were shown stills from, inevitably the Tolkien franchise and Wolverine as well as adverts for Coors beer and Milka chocolate and then pointed out the tree or…

[dame-de-pique]

Muir & Moodie / Burton Brothers - Lake Manapouri from Fairy Cove

[tonybridgeartist]

It has been four years, almost to the day, since I saw this effect over Koromatua, a small hill on the shores of Lake Manapouri. Time and time again, I've driven down there, hoping for another opportunity to record the wonder of what happens when a front from out-to-sea cloud rollers over the mountains.

On Friday, it finally happened.

Fujifilm GFX 100, GF 45-100/4

[family2022]

10.01. Von Queenstown fuhren wir am 09.01. Mittags weiter nach Te Anau. Heute machen wir eine kleine Wanderung. Ein Teil vom Kepler Track laufen wir bei bestem Wetter hauptsächlich im Wald. Es ist traumhaft schön. Über Hängebrücken und tollen Ausblicken gehen wir bis zur Moturau Hut am Lake Manapouri (Shallow Bay). Der See lädt zum Schwimmen ein, wir haben leider keine Schwimmsachen dabei. Aber die Beine habe ich mir ein wenig abgekühlt 😀

[pfjarwoski1977]

Lake Manapouri: Um dos lagos glaciais mais bonitos da Nova Zelândia

[gunelle]

Photos and texts: @everlook_photography

1-. Storm swept at Motukiekie beach on the Wild West coast of New Zealand

2-. Abiqua falls in Oregon

3-. Anzac day 2011 at the boat shed at Dove Lake where a beautiful dawn unfolded

4-. Astride the Pinnacle at the Grampians Wonderland area. Victoria, Australia

5-. Beauchamp Falls in the Otway ranges is yet another beautiful spot on the Ocean Road

6-. Bonney blaze. Barmera jetty on a blustery winter evening that brought snow to South Australia in 2013

7-. Cuillin colours as seen from the amazing location Elgol in the Isle of Skye. Scotland

8-. Drop in birds! Combo of Robe and Mannum in this shot. South Australia

9-. Fjallzarlon in Iceland

10-. Glorious sidelight breaks through on a grey evening at Gibson Steps beach in summer 2014

11-. Half our luck! While we where driving to Skaftafell in Iceland this rainbow hung around for seemingly ages over Lomagnupur

12-. Hopetoun Falls in the Otway ranges

13-. Joffre falls in Karijini national park. Australia

14-. Kawakarpo or Meili Xueshan as seen from the town of Deqin in North Western Yunnan province China

15-. Manapouri Mystery. Kepler Track

16-. Mannum falls yesterday morning was flowing pretty well. I had problems with foggy filters though and forgot to bring wipes grrr. South Australia

17-. Mares Leg cove is beside the more famous Cathedral cove

18-. Milford sound on a beautiful morning in 2012. Bowers falls roaring away after rain the previous day

19-. Mona Vale tidal pool from a quick visit back in 2013 at the tail end of a NZ trip. Australia

20-. Moody morning at Eurobin creek at the base of Mount Buffalo. Victoria, Australia

21-. Motukiki beach on a crazy evening on the west coast of New Zealand in 2013

22-. Mount feathertop as seen from Mount Hotham early winter. Victoria, Melbourne

23-. Murphys Haystacks by night. South Australia

24-. On the edge of light. Grampians. Australia

25-. Palouse falls in Washington state was one of the most impressive scene I have witnessed especially standing near the edge and wandering down below

26-. Robe South Australia on a dramatic morning

27-. Rocks trolls live in Iceland, this one at Hvitserkur

28-. Sail rock at Cathedral cove was one of our favourite spots in New Zealand

29-. Stargate. Standing before two of the apostles on Gibsons steps beach in the darks is a highly recommended experience lol. Light was provided by a faint near new moon. Australia

30-. Stars of the storm. Taken a Motukiekie beach on the Wild West coast of New Zealand

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Muir & Moodie / Burton Brothers - Lake Manapouri from Fairy Cove

[luxetoursblog]

Embarking on Doubtful Sound Cruises: A Journey into New Zealand's Wilderness

Settled inside the stunning scenes of Fiordland Public Park in New Zealand lies an immaculate jewel of nature – Far fetched Sound. Prestigious for its dazzling fjords, flowing cascades, and bountiful natural life, Far fetched Sound allures swashbucklers from around the globe to set out on remarkable excursions into its untamed wild. One of the most vivid ways of encountering this normal miracle is through Dubious Sound travels, offering a special viewpoint of this remote and tranquil heaven.

Heading out: The Experience of Suspicious Sound Travels

Setting off on a Dubious Sound outing is like venturing into a postcard-ideal scene of tough excellence. The excursion commonly starts from the pleasant town of Te Anau, known as the doorway to Fiordland. Here, voyagers accumulate fully expecting the experience that looks for them.

Boarding the vessel, fervor consumes the space as travelers get ready to set out on doubtful sound cruises into the core of New Zealand's wild. As the boat skims across the serene waters of Lake Manapouri, encompassed by transcending mountains shrouded in thick backwoods, the expectation works for the marvels yet to be found.

Te Anau Glowworm Caverns: Enlightening the Underground

Prior to wandering into Far fetched Sound itself, numerous voyagers pick to investigate the close by te anau glowworm caves. These otherworldly underground sinkholes offer a hypnotizing show of bioluminescence, politeness of thousands of glowworms enhancing the cavern roofs.

Directed visits lead guests through winding paths, where the delicate shine of the small animals makes a powerful mood. It's a dreamlike encounter, as though floating through a twilight sky underneath the world's surface. The Te Anau Glowworm Caverns act as an enchanted preface to the regular marvels anticipating investigation in Dicey Sound.

Exploring Dubious Sound: An Orchestra of Nature

As the excursion proceeds, the boat abandons Lake Manapouri and enters the quiet waters of Far fetched Sound. Cut by old glacial masses over centuries, the cove extends for north of 40 kilometers, flanked by transcending bluffs that dive into the profundities underneath.

As the vessel explores further into the sound, travelers are blessed to receive an exhibition of nature dissimilar to some other. Cascades overflow from sheer stone faces, their glasslike waters converging with the peaceful ocean. Seals loll apathetically on sun-kissed rocks, while dolphins skip in the boat's wake.

The air is bursting at the seams with the hints of nature – the eerie call of local birds reverberating through the fog covered valleys, the delicate lapping of waves against the structure, the far off thunder of torrential slides flowing down far off tops. An orchestra of sights and sounds enamors the faculties and mixes the spirit.

Gleam Worm Visit Te Anau: An Evening Scene

For those lucky enough to broaden their visit in glow worm tour te anau, an evening trip to observe the glowworms in real life is a flat out must. Directed visits offer guests the chance to observe these bioluminescent marvels right at home.

Leaving on a boat venture underneath the elegant sky, travelers are moved to a confined cavern enlightened exclusively by the delicate shine of the glowworms. It's a mysterious encounter, as though floating through a system of little stars suspended in the dimness.

As voyagers look in marvel at the glimmering lights above, they're helped to remember the mind boggling magnificence of the normal world and the significance of safeguarding such delicate biological systems for people in the future to appreciate.

Te Anau Glowworm Caverns and Milford Sound Visit: A Twofold Joy

For those looking for a definitive Fiordland experience, consolidating a visit to the Te Anau Glowworm Caverns with a visit through Milford Sound offers a twofold pleasure of normal marvels.

Milford Sound, frequently hailed as the “eighth miracle of the world,” is prestigious for its transcending tops, sensational cascades, and immaculate wild. Setting out on a picturesque voyage through the sound, travelers are blessed to receive all encompassing perspectives on sheer bluffs ascending from the profundities of the ocean, with a periodic locating of energetic dolphins or glorious whales.

The juxtaposition of the ethereal glowworms in the Te Anau Glowworm Caverns and the loftiness of Milford Sound makes a really remarkable excursion through some of New Zealand's most famous scenes.

Determination: A memorable Excursion

Setting out on te anau glowworm caves and milford sound tour and investigating the encompassing marvels of Te Anau Glowworm Caverns and Milford Sound is an excursion into the core of New Zealand's wild that will have an enduring effect on all who try to wander into its middle. From the quietness of Far fetched Sound's fjords to the charming glowworms enlightening the haziness subterranean, every second is a demonstration of the crude excellence and untamed soul of this remote corner of the world.

Thus, gather your packs, set forth into the obscure, and plan to be charmed by the wizardry of Dicey Sound and its encompassing miracles. Your experience anticipates in the midst of the transcending bluffs, flowing cascades, and twilight skies of New Zealand's wild and wondrous Fiordland.

[fabi-in-nz]

05:30 Uhr klingelt der Wecker, wollte noch etwas frühstücken...

Dann auschecken und 20 min ab nach Manapouri. Dort geht es heute um07:30 Uhr auf den Doubtful Sound, der nur per Boot erreichbar ist...

Zuerst müssen wir den Lake Manapouri überqueren...

Nach ca 45 min steigen wir in einen Bus um, der uns in rund 45 min mit Zwischenstops zum Doubtful Sound bringt...

Dort ging es dann wieder aufs Boot...

[thiswillnotdo]

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[luismguimaraes]

Prince Charles posing for a portrait at Lake Manapouri in New Zealand, 1981.

[dame-de-pique]

Algernon Charles Gifford - Lake Manapouri - a stormy sunset from between South and Hope Arms

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Lake Manapouri #2 - New Zealand [5000x2000]

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27.02 chillen Possum Lodge, Kajak geliehen Lake Manapouri

[ragsandmags]

Of Birds and Forests

Originally published as a pamphlet under the title Birds, The New Zealand Native Bird Protection Society (Inc.) decided to broaden the brief of its in-house pubication (and the title) to include not only the habitat of many birds, but also a wider sense of restoring at least parts of Aotearoa to how they were before human (principally, European) domination.

By the 1930s the objectives of the society were to “advocate and obtain the efficient protection and preservation of our native birds, enlisting the natural sympathy of our young, unity of control of all wildlife, and the preservation of sanctuaries, scenic reserves, etc., in their native state.”

Thomas MacKenzie (who briefly reigned as New Zealand’s very last Liberal Prime Minister in 1912) was the Society’s first President, and was partly responsible for expanding the brief from birds to forests. MacKenzie’s ally in the Society’s leadership, Captain Val Sanderson – widely acknowledged as the society’s founder, “drove an expansion of the society's range of interests into such areas as soil erosion and use of native trees for soil stabilisation.”   (Wikipedia.)

Sanderson became president in 1933 and held the position until his death at 79, in 1945.  

Known by the ’50s as the Forest & Bird Protection Society of New Zealand (Inc.), the Society’s objectives involved actively enlisting the ‘practical sympathies’ (rather than the ‘natural sympathies’ of the original objectives) of ‘both young and old’ (rather than just the young).

In the early ‘60s the face of Queen Elizabeth the Second graced the cover of one edition of the quarterly magazine. Why? The society was officially given charter status from the New Zealand government – though this appears to have been awarded purely for the mana associated with the nominal patronage. As far as can be ascertained, this step appears not to have enshrined any additional powers and responsibilities (for example, unlike Heritage New Zealand Pouhere Taonga, the organisation doesn’t have any statutes within its purview).

Until the 1970s the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society remained the only New Zealand environment group.

This publication was solidly behind the late 60s early 70s campaign to save Lake Manapouri. Almost 10% of New Zealand’s population signed the petition. When the government of the day wouldn’t budge on raising the water levels of the lake in order to create a damn that would enable the production of aluminium, it became an election issue in 1972, helping to bring Norman Kirk’s Labour Government to power. The new government promptly mothballed the project.

Society’s page in Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_%26_Bird

A history of the Society, in its own words: http://www.forestandbird.org.nz/about-us/our-history

Save Manapouri: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Save_Manapouri_campaign

Papers Past page:  https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/periodicals/forest-and-bird

Community Media of Aotearoa New Zealand:

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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand