Oparara Basin 2: the walk to Moria Arch

Meg and I returned on our own for a second visit to the Oparara Basin.  We took a lovely walk through the rain forest old growth to the Moria Arch, a limestone arch formed by the erosion of a cave. It was named because of its resemblance to filming locations in Lord of the Rings.

 

Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin, silver birch
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin, New Zealand robin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin, Moria Arch
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin
Oparara Basin, Moria Arch

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