This afternoon, under grey skies that were threatening to rain, my friend Devon and I rode our mountain bikes up Teal Valley (where I live), to the top of the Teal Saddle, over into the Maitai Valley, then followed the Maitai River down into the centre of Nelson City. Most of the ride up is on gravel roads used only by the forestry industry to harvest their pines, while the ride down the Maitai valley is mostly a well used public walking track.
From the Teal saddle you can look North down Teal Valley (above), or South over the Maitai reservoir, which is where much of Nelson's water supply comes from (below).
This is Sunday Hole, one of the best swimming holes around. The whole valley is forty shades of green right now with all the warm spring weather we've been enjoying.
10:59:05 PM 
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