Carenage River New Caledonia
If you are into trekking in wilderness areas this has to be one of the best river treks in the world. Here is the Carenage River on the SE tip of Grande Terre, New Caledonia - from the crystal clear source down over spectacular waterfalls to where it empties out into the Baie du Carenage. Perfect for a day hike, exciting on mountain bikes, wonderful walk from you yacht in the anchorage.
The intersection of GR1-NC walking trail and VTT7 mountain bike trail in the wilderness of southern Grand Terre New Caledonia. Scan all around and you'll see nothing but wilderness and the trails in every direction. We come up from the bay you can...
There is this absolutely wonderful sculptured rock pool near the start of the Carenage River on the southeastern tip of New Caledonia. A small waterfall spills into one end and the water is perfectly clear. Giant sculptured rocks surround the pool...
The little waterfall entering the Carenage River on the right, looking downstream, comes straight out of a round hole about 1 meter in diameter in the forest floor. It is one of many springs feeding the birth of the Carenage River and the water is...
This tree hangs precariously on top of a cliff composed of crumbly red dirt, overlooking the Carenage River in New Caledonia's southern wilderness area. It looks like the next big rain or cyclone will be the end of days for this solitary tree.Ever...
Twin falls is in a steep canyon just off the famous GR©NC1 trek that goes from Prony to Dumbea through the wilderness of southern Grande Terre New Caledonia. The river is called la Rivière du Carénage because it empties out into the Baie du Caréna...
On my 74th birthday Freddy and I decided to trek to the waterfall on the Carenage River, Grande Terre, New Caledonia. The mission was to create a sphere image in the pool at the base of the waterfall - above and below the water - right where the w...
This is a series of sphere images of the Carenage River on the southeastern tip of New Caledonia's Grand Terre island. Nobody lives on the entire watershed of this river and it emerges into the deep water protected Carenage Anchorage of the Baie d...
The GRNC1 is a walking trail that will, someday, go from one end of Grande Terre, New Caledonia to the other; winding through the mountainous wilderness for over 400 kilometers. The trail is now walkable from it's start in Baie de la Somme to Dumb...
The Carenage River estuary is shallow; accessible by dinghy only after mid-tide. We call the small Pandanus islet Jourasic Park; it's easy to imagine a brontosaurus head rising up from the primitive looking vegetation. There are mini-hot water spr...
The Baie du Carenage, on the SE tip of Grand Terre Island of New Caledonia has three rivers that enter it and nobody lives on the watersheds of these rivers; a true wilderness area surrounds the deep, protected anchorage. In the 1800's this was th...
