In the Upper Avana Valley, Rarotonga, in the 1980s
This is another image taken in upland Rarotonga (Cook Islands) in December 1987 or January 1988 to show the fine state of the native forest. This habitat is sadly threatened all over the Pacific, yet it is tremendously beautiful and essential for so many native and often endemic species. This view is in the eastern side of the Upper Avana Valley, looking at the Te Manga-Te Atakura ridge ascending into the mist. Scanned Kodachrome slide 007 050.
In the Upper Avana Valley, Rarotonga, in the 1980s
This is another image taken in upland Rarotonga (Cook Islands) in December 1987 or January 1988 to show the fine state of the native forest. This habitat is sadly threatened all over the Pacific, yet it is tremendously beautiful and essential for so many native and often endemic species. This view is in the eastern side of the Upper Avana Valley, looking at the Te Manga-Te Atakura ridge ascending into the mist. Scanned Kodachrome slide 007 050.