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There was that epic on Angelus (https://mastodon.nz/@va2lam/115692622340928453). Here are some more pictures from before Angelus, in particular climbing at Pohara, and Wakefield.

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Sunrise at Wakefield, getting an early start out to Angelus Hut.

A pretty easily climbable cliff at Pohara, mostly rock, but with some bushes growing on it (Dr Livingstone Wall). Behind the cliff, Port Tarakohe has docks with a bunch of boats, and there are some hills. The Abel Tasman National Park and Track are nearby.

Port Tarakohe, with a parking lot, a bunch of boats, a breakwater, and an interesting cloud formation with a well-defined boundary to blue sky.

This is a drill: Project Jonah volunteers in high-vis practice what to do in the event of a marine mammal stranding, with a practice inflatable dolphin on a beach. Camera crew standing behind.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · 3 months ago

A windy day, but with excellent visibility, on Angelus Peak, this past Sunday. #NelsonLakes

That was the first time I climbed it on this trip, but not the last! #Aotearoa

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

The Five Roses sign is a well-known Montreal landmark. Here's a bad picture of it, while I was riding the REM, before going to Nelson. Also, Taschereau Boulevard is my reference for bad urban design, though I hear they're going to redesign it.

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The Farine Five Roses sign is lit up in neon and visible from the window of the REM between Montreal and the South Shore.

Taschereau is very much a canonical stroad in Brossard and adjacent suburbs, with many lanes of traffic, malls, and car dealerships.

The REM is a new light metro system in Greater Montreal. Like any modern system, there is no direct track access; you have to go through doors to get onto the train, and the doors only open when there is a train there. There are also some system maps around the doors and a black column.

The REM crosses the St. Lawrence River on the new Champlain Bridge, which is lit up in red and purple in this picture, above the train tracks.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Now let's move on to a totally different city in a totally different climate--- #Wellington.

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Deep orange sunset over Bunnings. The sun is setting into some clouds but the sky has various other broken clouds.

Luigi (and Mario, not visible) are dressed up for Hallowe'en on the Terrace near some cars.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

I can step out my front door and walk to the beach, or the forest, or the park.

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Summer sunrise, early in the morning. The sky is orange, Mount Vic is visible in the background, and a pōhutukawa is to the left.

Island Bay and Taputeranga Island are on the Cook Strait on the southern end of Wellington. This picture is taken from a walking track, but there are houses below.

The large grassy field of Karori Park in foreground, with small hills and houses in background, underneath a mostly sunny sky with a line-shaped cloud.

An eel (tuna) swims in Otari-Wilton's Bush, if I remember correctly. It's a black creature in a dark green stream. There are some branches in the foreground, which are definitely not a beaver dam.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Over on the South Island, there's Wānaka, which is definitely not a city, but it is in a stunning location.

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From Mount Iron one can see the small suburb of Albert Town, with mostly houses and some fields and trees in the distance. To the left there is some evidence that the picture was taken from some rock feature.

Almost all mailboxes in NZ seem to have a "no circulars" sign, though this box allows Mitre 10 circulars.

Used skis and snowboards decorate a fence in Albert Town.

Mount Iron has a bunch of cliffs that one might climb, even on an overcast day like this one.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Driving away from Wānaka, one can go towards Raspberry Creek and then Aspiring Hut in the Matukituki Valley. There are also a bunch of crags this way (not pictured). #tramping #hiking

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The track from Raspbery Creek to Aspiring Hut has a side track to Shotover Saddle, which we didn't take. There are some falls and cliffs on this track.

Going from Aspiring Hut up to Cascade Saddle, there is a pretty tame river crossing.

The Matukituki River and valley in light clouds. The valley itself is the green like grass, while the slopes are treed. You can see some snow on the mountains, barely.

Approaching Aspiring Hut (in the centre of the image, but small), there is one pole with an orange cap (for visibility), as well as the hut itself and two auxiliary buildings to the left.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Moving along the West Coast, here are some pictures from the Old Ghost Road, another multi-day tramp / mountain bike ride, with well-equipped huts along the way. #tramping #hiking #HutLife

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A tree trunk segment in the shape of a heart hangs outside Lyell Saddle Hut. A sleepout is framed inside the heart.

Passing a pair of mountain bikers on the track.

Undercast with the mountains of the Old Ghost Road peeking through the clouds.

Signs indicating that old-school Nokia dumbphones are OK here.

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