Mazzamundo

Friday, March 16, 2007

Lake Rotorua

Labels: on the drive back to Auckland airport

Hot Springs

Labels: Karen and Sarah enjoying a warm soak

Stream..

Labels: with volcanic fumaroles

Blue Lake

Labels: our lunch stop

Mt. Ruapehu

Emerald Lakes

Labels: at the top of the climb

Red Crater

Volcanic Crater

Labels: hiking on the floor of the crater

Tongariro Volcano Crossing

Labels: at the start of 18.5 km hike

Karen and Sarh

Labels: dinner at Warwick's house

Post party

Labels: the effects of a night out in Taupo

Announcers

Labels: and Sarah, Ken, Mike

Finish Line at dusk

Ironman Finish Line

Cameron Brown

Labels: starting off on the 26.2 mile run

Cameron Brown, the eventual winner

Labels: Coming into the bike transition (T2)

Reilly and Sarah

Swim Start

Labels: 2.4 miles

Dawn on Ironman Day, Lake Taupo

Sunday, March 04, 2007

Huka Falls

Labels: New Zealand's longest, stopping after riding endless singletrack along the Wairakei River

Huka Falls

Labels: near Taupo, site of Ironman New Zealand

Thursday, March 01, 2007

Incredible glacier shot

Milford Sound

Labels: Cessna at takeoff

Stirling Falls

Labels: in Milford Sound

Milford Sound

Labels: looking East from Tasman Sea

Bowen Falls

Milford Sound

Labels: just arrived

View from the Cessna Caravan

Labels: Glacier near Milford Sound

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Vertigo

Labels: and they mean it

Ferndale Mtn Biking

Labels: nasty technical downhill

Ferndale Mtn Biking

Labels: finally reaching the top of the track

Ferndale Track

Labels: about 2000 feet verticle, and NOT yet to the top. Over 2 hours cranking uphill

Cranking up the Ferndale Track

Labels: a German woman, taken by Maya

Ferndale Mtn Biking

Labels: Check the vert

Ferndale Mtn Biking

Queenstown Bay

Tuesday, February 27, 2007

Aoraki ( Mt Cook)

Lake Tekapo

Ostrich

Queenstown Bay and The Remarkables

Queenstown bay

Kawarua Gorge

Lindis pass

Labels: absoultely nothing around for 100's of kilometers

Aoraki ( Mt Cook)

Labels: and Lake Tekapo

Lake Tekapo

Labels: Southern Lakes District. 3 hours drive from Christchurch

Monday, February 26, 2007

Port Hills

Crazy riding in Port Hills

Labels: listed in Top Ten rides in New Zealand. Check.

Friendly Kiwi

Labels: with a sheepish grin

Bowenvale Valley Track

Labels: sick single track. look closely

The Dahon Flo

Labels: what a bike...

Now the Mountain Biking

Labels: Sugarloaf Scenic Reserve in the Port Hills near Christchurch