Karangahake Gorge New Zealand

Yeah, I've seen a lot of photos and I really like what I see. It's definitely a very scenic place for sure.
You can go from Dartmoor which is quite a baron landscape but go 20 miles and end up in thick forest then another 20 miles and you hit the rugged coastline.but its cold compared to where live now haha
 
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You can go from Dartmoor which is quite a baron landscape but go 20 miles and end up in thick forest then another 20 miles and you hit the rugged coastline.but its cold compared to where live now haha

Similar climate to Oregon, no doubt. I'd rather live in the warm personally, but it would be nice to visit!
 
Similar climate to Oregon, no doubt. I'd rather live in the warm personally, but it would be nice to visit!
Me too...18 years of rain or drizzle and maybe 2 weeks of sort of warm weather then moved to NZ and wow...I really appreciate the warmer climate lol
 
Wish the Midwest looked like that. Nothing here beside flat land. At this rate I should withdraw for the ride of the month contest until further non flat beautiful pictures with Tj, lmao.
You just gotta get a bit north. Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin is only a couple hours from you, and its pretty neat. Not as rugged as the pics that Kiwi posted, but some nice hills and trees. If you really wanna get north, Drive through Wisconsin, and get into the UP. Its about 6 hours from Chicago...The Porcupine mountains are nice, lots of wilderness and mines in the Iron Mountain area. Keep going north, and you get to Copper Harbor (probably 8 hours from Chicago). LOTS of ruggedness there. You get to see places like this...

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and this...

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Drive right up to the shoreline...no one cares (cuz there isn't a SOUL around, cept you)

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I can't imagine living someplace like that and not wanting to explore it... Especially since you're on an island, so it's not like exploring the United States, where it would probably take you forever based on how large the land mass is.

Not to mention the Panhandle where i am at. It's all flat lands for thousands of miles. New Zealanders are lucky!
 
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You just gotta get a bit north. Kettle Moraine in Wisconsin is only a couple hours from you, and its pretty neat. Not as rugged as the pics that Kiwi posted, but some nice hills and trees. If you really wanna get north, Drive through Wisconsin, and get into the UP. Its about 6 hours from Chicago...The Porcupine mountains are nice, lots of wilderness and mines in the Iron Mountain area. Keep going north, and you get to Copper Harbor (probably 8 hours from Chicago). LOTS of ruggedness there. You get to see places like this...

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and this...

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Drive right up to the shoreline...no one cares (cuz there isn't a SOUL around, cept you)

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Stunning scenery....Like the idea of being the only person for miles too
 
Not to mention the Panhandle where i am at. It's all flat lands for thousands of miles. New Zealanders are lucky!
I'm grateful I moved here many moons ago...cant fault the scenery and diversity here.
 
Awesome pics, Sir reminds me of my time living and exploring in the Lillooet area of BC. Oops that should be British Columbia
Thanks @Jeepcj6 ..Allot of people think that our countries scenery look alike.. and I tend to agree with them, just yours is on a much bigger scale hehe
 
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