Matai Falls and Horseshoe Falls
Apr. 26th, 2024 07:53 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
canyonwalkerWednesday a few weeks ago in New Zealand was a busy day. I'm going to say that in a lot of blogs because... well, it was a busy day, so there's lots to write about. After hiking Purakaunui Falls in the Catlins region of South Island we drove on a bit further to a two-fer: Matai Falls and Horseshoe Falls.
We started down the trail to Matai Falls. Yes, down— meaning it'd be up on the way back. Again. Matai Falls did not disappoint.
Again, as with Purakaunui Falls, we shared the trail with a small number of other hikers. They were enough to spoil any sense of "Wow, we're out here in the middle of nowhere" but thankfully not enough to spoil our enjoyment of nature's own sights and sounds,.
We were also few enough in total that we could snap pictures without getting in each other's way.
Yes, I carried my tripod again on this hike. I debated whether or not to do so as this trail is longer than the previous one, but I'm glad I did. Capturing photos like this makes it worth the effort to carry.
Horseshoe Falls (photo above) was an unexpected bonus on this trip. It in the lists of waterfalls we hastily researched this morning (in calling an audible on the day's plans) but it was an easy add-on of just a few extra minutes of walking each way. Bonus! It'd bring to at least five the number of waterfalls we'd see today.
We started down the trail to Matai Falls. Yes, down— meaning it'd be up on the way back. Again. Matai Falls did not disappoint.
Again, as with Purakaunui Falls, we shared the trail with a small number of other hikers. They were enough to spoil any sense of "Wow, we're out here in the middle of nowhere" but thankfully not enough to spoil our enjoyment of nature's own sights and sounds,.
We were also few enough in total that we could snap pictures without getting in each other's way.
Yes, I carried my tripod again on this hike. I debated whether or not to do so as this trail is longer than the previous one, but I'm glad I did. Capturing photos like this makes it worth the effort to carry.
Horseshoe Falls (photo above) was an unexpected bonus on this trip. It in the lists of waterfalls we hastily researched this morning (in calling an audible on the day's plans) but it was an easy add-on of just a few extra minutes of walking each way. Bonus! It'd bring to at least five the number of waterfalls we'd see today.
