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Crossing the Taipo River via this cableway was a lot of fun - though getting there wasn't.
We tried to cross the river upstream but decided it was too deep and fast, so the alternate is to climb up a very steep loose rocky gully/track to a bluff and then back down to almost river level where the cableway is situated. The climb was so steep I didn't want to stop to take any photos! But going across in the cableway was great with good views of the river.
Not far to our hut for the night from here.
Arthur's Pass National Park, NZ.
In a time of constant change and uncertainty, people often find themselves searching for something lasting. The quiet strength of faith, like the young lady standing in the ancient temple, reminds us that spiritual support can offer peace when the world feels unstable.
35mm f/1.8 | D7000 | Taipo, Hong Kong.
I shoot this when I was walking to Taipo plaza one that day, then I saw this spectacular angle, looking up while standing in between two apartment blocks.
Local transport in Hong Kong, KMB - Kowloon Motor Bus, car L298 on route Nº 64K at the Taipo Market (New Territories) KRCR station terminus.
After Mid Taipo Hut, the Taipo River valley opened up and we walked through open knee-high grassy areas. Unfortunately, this proved to be a trap for Harry as he twisted his ankle in an unseen hole.
Other sections of the walk were on dry rocky river beds such as this. This is looking downstream.
Arthur's Pass National Park, NZ.
Clearwing Hummingbird Moth, male (Sphingidae Macroglossinae Cephonodes hylas - Linnaeus), (also called Coffee Bee-Hawkmoth), Fung Yuen Butterfly Reserve, Tai Po, Hong Kong.
The wings on this fellow is moving very very fast and the same is the moth.
This is not the common one, for me it's the first time I see this with the red band.
Crossing the Taipo River via this cableway was a lot of fun - though getting there wasn't.
We tried to cross the river upstream but decided it was too deep and fast, so the alternate is to climb up a very steep loose rocky gully/track to a bluff and then back down to almost river level where the cableway is situated. The climb was so steep I didn't want to stop to take any photos! But going across in the cableway was great with good views of the river.
Not far to our hut for the night from here.
Arthur's Pass National Park, NZ.
The remains of a house next to mine when I lived in a village in the northern New Territories, Hong Kong. This is also a photo in the Hong Kong album. The (ghost) story associated with this picture can be found at:
Just after leaving Old Julia Hut, the track went into this beautiful forest where we were for most of the day, and heading down the Taipo River valley. Arthur's Pass National Park, NZ.