Photographer: Josh Eckels
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L&P - New Zealand's answer to the question What if Sprite was a little flatter and saltier?
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Time to exercise the daypacks
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Bridge over Karangahake Gorge
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Upstream
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Checking out the old mining stuff
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Across the bridge, into the tunnel
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Karangahake Tunnel Walk
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Other side of the tunnel
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Following the river
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Ferns overhead
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Old mining gear
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Reclaimed by green
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Working the rails
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About to spring open
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Low overhead
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Old pilings
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Andrew's favorite bridge so far
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Checking in with our buddy Gollum
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Prowling the Hobbit grounds
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Authentic round doors
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Welcome to Hobbiton, indeed
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Off to see Huka Falls
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Super blue water after falling
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Huka Falls
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Danger lurks
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Falls and channel
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Downstream
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Our Turangi AirBnB
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Our Turangi AirBnB
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