Kennedy Warne Hunting for Gems

Grassy track to Bruce Park scenic reserve follows old route of State Highway 1

Bilingual DOC signage

Lofty podocarps are a feature of the reserve trunks -- Kahikatea, matai and rimu are all present

Kahikatea, matai and rimu are all present

Rippling rimu bark

Ferns growing on matai

The forest floor

Moss-coated supplejack vines twine in profusion

Memorial honours Robert Bruce, at whose behest the 30 ha reserve was given to the nation

Location of Anataonga Cave as given on topographical map

View of Jackson Bay / Okahu

Track to Smoothwater Bay

Bed of Smoothwater River

Smoothwater Bay

Weathered rock at Smoothwater Bay

Homemade archery bows at campsite near Smoothwater Bay