{"id":1279,"date":"2013-02-16T08:37:11","date_gmt":"2013-02-16T07:37:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/?p=1279"},"modified":"2014-01-09T21:35:47","modified_gmt":"2014-01-09T20:35:47","slug":"auf-zum-moria-gate-arch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/en\/2013\/02\/16\/auf-zum-moria-gate-arch\/","title":{"rendered":"At the Moria Gate (Arch)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Today, I explored the Karst formations of the <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Oparara<\/span> Basin As the original explorers were reminded of Tolkien&#39;s Middle Earth by this area, a lot of place names are references to &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot;, like the <span>Moria Gate Arch<\/span>.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The Karst formations proved to be truly spectacular, especially the two stone arches through which the river is flowing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"center\">\n  <div class=\"breit wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"breit_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_aw.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img288x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/aw.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Crazy Paving Cave\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Crazy Paving Cave<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"breit_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_ax.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img288x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/ax.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Box Canyon Cave\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Box Canyon Cave<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n<br \/>\n  <div class=\"panorama wp-caption single-image\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_ay.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img288x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/ay.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Weka (Woodhen)\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Weka<\/span> (Woodhen)\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n<br \/>\n  <div class=\"hoch3er wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"hoch_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_az.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x288\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/az.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Toutouwai (South Island Robin)\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Toutouwai<\/span> (South Island Robin)\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hoch_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b1.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x288\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b1.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Oparara Basin\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Oparara<\/span> <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Basin<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hoch_mi\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b0.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x288\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b0.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Oparara Basin\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Oparara<\/span> <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Basin<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n<br \/>\n  <div class=\"mixed_2to3 wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"hoch_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b2.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x288\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b2.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Mirror Tarn\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Mirror Tarn<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"breit_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b4.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img288x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b4.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Moria Gate Arch\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Moria Gate Arch<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n<br \/>\n  <div class=\"mixed_2to3 wp-caption\">\n  <div class=\"hoch_li\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b5.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img192x288\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b5.jpg\" width=\"192\" height=\"288\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Oparara Arch\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"breit_re\">\n  <p class=\"image\">\n   <a href=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/index_b6.htm\" class=\"lightbox-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"img288x192\" src=\"..\/..\/..\/..\/regions\/nz\/south\/thumb\/b6.jpg\" width=\"288\" height=\"192\" alt=\"[Picture]\" title=\"Oparara Arch\" \/><\/a>\n  <\/p>\n  <p class=\"wp-caption-text\">\n   <span xml:lang=\"mi\" lang=\"mi\">Oparara<\/span> <span xml:lang=\"en\" lang=\"en\">Arch<\/span>\n  <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"clear\">\n\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>  <div class=\"notice\">\nThis blog entry is an abridged version of the original entry in <a href=\"https:\/\/bernies-journeys.at\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1279\">German<\/a>.  <\/div>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, I explored the Karst formations of the Oparara Basin As the original explorers were reminded of Tolkien&#39;s Middle Earth by this area, a lot of place names are references to &quot;Lord of the Rings&quot;, like the Moria Gate 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