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Owharoa Waterfalls - Waikato




Today...another tiki tour, this time in the opposite direction to Owharoa Waterfalls - about an hour from home. Just off the main highway and before the Karangahake Gorge. Located in between Paeroa and Waihi we found the water was very heavy most likely from all the rain we had last week. I even managed to get a photo of a couple of tourists getting their photos taken in front of the waterfall.

Linking up with Our World Tuesday :-)
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Andy said…
Nice. The falls has a beautiful veil water.
9 April 2017 at 22:26
Wayne said…
The people getting photographed give you a good sense of perspective. That's a beautiful waterfall.
11 April 2017 at 00:30
Photo Cache said…
That is an impressive waterfall.
11 April 2017 at 10:23
Andrea said…
OMG, if only i previously learned that there is a lovely waterfalls in Waikato we could have detoured and went there. I hope there will be a next time. Here sometimes we really take very difficult time just to see one. I've been to that one in Auckland, now the name slipped my head.
11 April 2017 at 13:48
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Wow, this looks beautiful!!!
11 April 2017 at 14:40
mick said…
Great pictures of the falls. I hope all that extra rain from the ex-TC Debbie hasn't done too much damage.
11 April 2017 at 15:04
Stevenson said…
I love waterfalls! Some that are very high though scares me but yes, I do love them, especially this one that looks like a beautiful A-Line Gown!

Steve
12 April 2017 at 06:43
Ruth said…
So incredible! Would love to visit a waterfall like this (very different from the ones I have visited).
12 April 2017 at 14:10
Photo(Geo)grapher said…
What a beautiful and picturesque waterfall
13 April 2017 at 06:43
Kay L. Davies said…
Waterfalls are some of my favourite things, and these photos are beautiful.
Kay
An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel
13 April 2017 at 12:42
Rhonda Albom said…
I have not seen these falls before. I like the cascading slope of these falls. I think the recent rains have helped all the waterfalls.
13 April 2017 at 21:40
Sallie (FullTime-Life) said…
When we were full-time travelers, I used to say I collected waterfalls, because we'd go out of our way to see them...I still love them .... yours here would be an amazing addition to my 'collection'. Thanks for sharing it.
16 April 2017 at 11:09
Andrea said…
I love waterfalls, wherever they are, was able to see only one in Auckland. But i was able to see plenty of them at Milford Sound. If i will be lucky to be there again, i will visit this one, as you said it is not very far from the road. I am an old lady already, hahaha!
15 September 2017 at 19:05
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