KARANGAHAKE GORGE

IMG_0682 (Medium)So for a change of pace from all them hobbits we went north to the Coromandel peninsula, stopping at Karangahake Gorge.  Some amazing ruins of gold getting there, one of the things I find extraordinary is the extent of the buildings in those days, huge plants and transport systems.  And now it’s all gone.

This is all that’s left:

IMG_0760-HDR(3) IMG_0763-HDR(3) IMG_0766-HDR(3)I wonder where all the cyanide went from these massive tanks.  I don’t suppose they disposed of it thoughtfully!

 

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