Comments on: Giant Sand Dunes http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html Focus: Photo Journal featuring photos from around the world. Currently in Australia. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:53:28 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Peg Moore http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1089 Peg Moore Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:49:28 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1089 The gate makes me feel like it's inviting me to something ancient, mysterious, and grand--something never experienced before. By anyone. As if I would be the first. Maybe that's that "untouched" sense you mentioned. Sort of reminds me of Lucy's awe when she came out through the wardrobe into Narnia for the first time. A whole unexperienced magical place. OK, so I'm waxing eloquent. Sorry. I should probably have left well enough alone! ;-) The gate makes me feel like it’s inviting me to something ancient, mysterious, and grand–something never experienced before. By anyone. As if I would be the first. Maybe that’s that “untouched” sense you mentioned. Sort of reminds me of Lucy’s awe when she came out through the wardrobe into Narnia for the first time. A whole unexperienced magical place. OK, so I’m waxing eloquent. Sorry. I should probably have left well enough alone! ;-)

]]> By: Peg Moore http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1088 Peg Moore Mon, 30 Apr 2007 15:41:38 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1088 Photographically, I love the first photo. So much character. As if it tells a story. But you're right: something about the dunes themselves--the *sand* itself--with its patterns . . . is . . . I don't know the word for it. Awesome (in the non-cliche' sense)? I love your sense of it being "so natural and untouched." I'm inspired, all these thousands of miles away. XOXOX Photographically, I love the first photo. So much character. As if it tells a story. But you’re right: something about the dunes themselves–the *sand* itself–with its patterns . . . is . . . I don’t know the word for it. Awesome (in the non-cliche’ sense)? I love your sense of it being “so natural and untouched.” I’m inspired, all these thousands of miles away. XOXOX

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1064 josh Sun, 22 Apr 2007 08:06:39 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1064 Yes, I really like patterns in sand from the wind as well. Looks so natural and untouched. Yes, I really like patterns in sand from the wind as well. Looks so natural and untouched.

]]> By: Clara http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1063 Clara Sat, 21 Apr 2007 21:29:52 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1063 Beautiful! All three photos are beautiful in their simplicity. Isn't it amazing what one little grain of sand with millions of others can accomplish. So smooth flowing. I love the patterns, the rolling mounds and the light and shadows--and the notion that the patterns are ever-changing. Beautiful! All three photos are beautiful in their simplicity. Isn’t it amazing what one little grain of sand with millions of others can accomplish. So smooth flowing. I love the patterns, the rolling mounds and the light and shadows–and the notion that the patterns are ever-changing.

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1062 josh Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:33:36 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1062 After further review, I like the photo I chose for this post, but it doesn't show the dunes themselves very well. I will add a couple of more photos of the dunes. In the first one you can see a bit of the ocean, which went on forever, or at least to Australia. <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/dunes_1.jpg" alt="Giant Sand Dunes" /> <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/dunes_2.jpg" alt="Giant Sand Dunes" /> After further review, I like the photo I chose for this post, but it doesn’t show the dunes themselves very well. I will add a couple of more photos of the dunes. In the first one you can see a bit of the ocean, which went on forever, or at least to Australia.

Giant Sand Dunes

Giant Sand Dunes

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html/comment-page-1#comment-1061 josh Sat, 21 Apr 2007 10:27:51 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/new-zealand/north-island/northland/giant-sand-dunes.html#comment-1061 Near the northern tip of New Zealand, just off the unsealed road, you find the Giant Sand Dunes. As far as I can tell this is the official name. These are basically... well giant sand dunes at the northern end of Ninety Mile Beach (which is actually 90km beach shhhh). You can rent a boogie board and go "sandboarding" down the dunes, or you can just walk to the top and get the feeling of exaustion without the fun of being able to sandboard down. Luckily the view is worth the climb. Near the northern tip of New Zealand, just off the unsealed road, you find the Giant Sand Dunes. As far as I can tell this is the official name. These are basically… well giant sand dunes at the northern end of Ninety Mile Beach (which is actually 90km beach shhhh).

You can rent a boogie board and go “sandboarding” down the dunes, or you can just walk to the top and get the feeling of exaustion without the fun of being able to sandboard down. Luckily the view is worth the climb.

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