Right at the outskirts of Rotorua is a green park with over 5600 hectares of exotic tree species and native undergrowth, dominated by the magnificent
Californian Coast Redwoods, with a network of superb mountain biking and walking trails along the river.
I also got to spend time driving up and down the
Californian coast on Hwy 1 from San Francisco through Big Sur on down to Santa Barbara, and hike through the magical
Redwood forest in Marin County.