Karekare Falls

Karekare Falls is located in Waitakere Ranges Regional Park, which stands between the city of Auckland and the Tasman Sea. The terrain here is rugged and diverse, and I was surprised by the height of these falls. Notice the size of my friend in the foreground - that should give you a small indication of how big they are. The pool below was wonderful for wading - and was deeper than it looked.

Waitakere Ranges Regional Park is only about an hour from Auckland. The hike took us over several types of land; rugged rocks, tropical paths, dense forest and finally ended at the black sand beach.