My most promising day yet in the search for evidence of historic gold prospecting in the Northern Forest of...
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Gollans Stream and Broadleaf Forest
David Johnson / / / Photos, Gollans Stream, Gollans Valley, Rivers / 0A picturesque view of Gollans Stream winding through the southern reaches of the Northern Forest in East Harbour Regional...
Bush Bash 91
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Bush, Bush Bashing / 0A short, but difficult trek through lush native forest, exploring a mysterious trench, steep ridge, rugged cliff and tangled...
Bush Bash 90
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Bush, Bush Bashing, Gollans Stream, Gollans Valley, Prospecting, Reserves & Parks / 0Another expedition into Wainuiomata’s Northern Forest, searching for an old winze linked to the area’s early gold-prospecting history.
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