Climbing Mt. Cargill

Mt. Cargill at sunrise

Mt. Cargill sits 676 metres above Dunedin, and we look at it everyday.  In the fall, we can see it out our window.  We look at it on our walk to work, and we often watch the clouds roll in over it.  It's been calling to us for almost a year.

Saturday was a beautiful day, and I can't emphasize enough how lovely a day it was.  We jumped on the chance to cross the last major Dunedin activity off our 'to do' list.

Todd, Vanessa, and I took the afternoon to climb Mt. Cargill and visit the Organ Pipes on the way down.

It was fall at the bottom of the mountain.

 

Halfway up...

 

Collapsing at the top

View of Dunedin city and the sea

View of the mouth of Otago Harbor

View to the coast north of Dunedin

 

 

The Organ Pipes are a natural rock formation that formed millions and millions of years ago from volcanic rock.  While many of the pipes have collapsed, there are still enough to see why they are called organ pipes.  They make for fun climbing.  Click here for more on the Organ Pipes.  (Note: The guy in this video took the quick route to the Organ Pipes - driving and then a 20 minute walk.  We took the long way via Mt. Cargill.)

On the Organ Pipes with Mt. Cargill in the background

Climbing down the broken pipes...carefully.

 

Climb Mt. Cargill.  Check.