Monday, December 16, 2013

Pukaki

Spillway 


Lupins (a very invasive species- but colourful)

This past weekend I went whitewater kayaking near Lake Pukaki. The lake was dammed several years ago, and as compensation to the whitewater kayakers who protested the damming (because it destroyed the river below it), water is released from the dam a few times each year, making a nice little whitewater course once again. It's a very beautiful area!

1 comment:

  1. What a great Whitewater course that resulted . And the lupines everywhere---- I absolutely LOVE that flower( I know,I know it is now a WEED in New Zealand---but REALLY---they are beautiful!)

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