New Zealand Gallery
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Manawatu Gorge
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Original watercolour painting Mounted original £40 |
Picture size 13” x 10” |
In 1997-8, we lived for a few months in Ashhurst, which is very near to this spectacular gorge. It is several kilometers long, and is the only route from Manawatu to the region south of the Ruahine mountain range, so a road (on the right) and the railway line (left) cling to its steep slopes. Sometimes both routes are washed out when there has been heavy rain. There is a walking track which traverses the higher levels of the gorge, from one end to the other - and yes, I have walked it, but in two instalments, as you need a vehicle to deliver you to the one end and one to pick you up from the other if you want to walk the whole track in one go. |