On a trip to New Zealand, 1996-1997, my art focused in North Island, South Island, Rangitata Rafts and Two Thumbs, Christchurch, and the Waipoua Forest. See continuing visions at the Two Thumbs.

Rangitata Rafts is a place where you can stay and take a 3-hour white-water rafting trip through grade 5 rapids flowing down from the Southern Alps. That's not why I was there, the story is coming up.

For starters, I thought tossing yourself into a blender on the rocks was a silly thing to do. However, as the days passed while I was staying at the river base lodge, it became hard to ignore the constant stream of visitors heading out quietly and returning full of boisterous ways to yell "Cool". Such as "Brilliant" "Amazing" "Wild" "Fantastic" and so on, in languages from around the world, most of which I didn't understand. The tone was clear though--it sounded fun.

So one day I too headed out. I'm the one with the green helmet and big smile on her face, see medium or large photo.

My attention was drawn in two directions here. They are:

• Rangitata Rafts
  One direction started with the gully behind the lodge, a scenic reserve that eventually led to the river. I saw it through rain, shine, rainbows, and snow. There's a lot of life in that native New Zealand bush. Here's a series on an ally that appeared one morning.
• Two Thumbs
  The other direction was my main target in New Zealand. It is the mountains you can see from where the rafts put in. The high points are called the Two Thumbs. Here is the art that came as I mystically hovered amid the peaks. Later, some movies on the flight around and up between the Two Thumbs. In 2007, Google Earth made it possible to create a virtual flight around the Two Thumbs.

Previously you could visit a local online connection to the area on the road to the Two Thumbs, the Peel Forest website *.

Visions at the Two Thumbs

• In 2007, Google Earth made it possible to create a virtual flight around the Two Thumbs.
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