This is the one and only time during the 2.5 hour walk that Connor took a few minutes rest - bless him.. He is crouched down resting against the white box beside the last bridge.

The bus dropped walkers off at the quarry on the Woodville side of the gorge and we walked back through to Ashurst. As you can see, the walkers were well spread out along the gorge track - although it did conjested and bunched up at times near the bridges.

Pippa with Liam and Connor.

Written on back with blue felt-tip pen – $10

Unidentified group at Toll House in Manawatu Gorge, (c.1900?)

2 men in horse-drawn gig, passenger holding a shotgun and wearing ammunition belt around his waist. Man standing beside gig (left) also has a shotgun. Man, boy and woman (right) appear to be Toll House operators.

Printed on large sign on side of building (right) - Pahiatua Co… MANAWATU … TOLL… Hans Olsso… SCHEDULE… (20 additional lines of printing unable to be read)

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

Written on back with blue felt-tip pen – $10

Unidentified man and woman with bicycles in Manawatu Gorge, (c.1900?)

Print appears to have been made from damaged glass negative.

Any use of this image must be accompanied by the credit “Horowhenua Historical Society Inc.”

The 2008 annual fundraising walk along the train tracks through the Manawatu Gorge is being held on April 13th 2008.