LAKE KANIERI.

Hokitika Guardian, 18 April 1923, Page 2

LAKE KANIERI.

A DOMINION PLAY-GROUND. With the final accomplishment ol through railway traffic now easting its shadow before, one if the ccitaintles of the immediate future is that Lake Kanicri will become the holiday resort for the Dominion. It is a scenic gem. It' is a delightful retreat, possessing i neuin para hie features, and so close to the rail head that it is within easy reach for all visitors to the Coast. The public bodies should take the development of Lake Kanicri seriously in hand. The hush tracks require extending to provide additional walks. The way to the top of Mount Talma whence a magnificent panorama unlolds itself, should lie improved. The stroll into Dorothy waterfall should lie extended so as to enable visitors to reach the top of the waterfall, and enjoy the full beauty of the surrounding bush. About Dorothy itself a rustic bridge should lie thrown across the creek to enable sightseers to reach the other side and linger longer enjoying the schne nature presents. With the recent improvement of the read, regular trips should he arranged, mi as to enable more folk to become acquainted with this lake of outstanding beauty—the prime asset of the town when tourist traffic sets in to the Coast in real earnest. Although recently improved the road is still rough, and there are some dangerous corners, and narrow sections. A wider, smoother, and altogether better road is an essential for the volume of traffic which will he patronising Lake Kanicri before long if it is to come really into its own. .Mention of reads, too, suggests linking up lhe head of the lake with the Upper Kekatalfi read, via the St.vx. Then the round trio, without traversing the same ground twice, would lie possible—an ideal circuit for tourist traffic. Why cannot this most desirable round trip not come to pass in the immediate future ? Of Lake Kameri a recoil I visitor w rote : Guarded liv mountains, Wooed by the trees, Fed by the falls, And kissed by the breeze; Praised liv the birds Whose mite liquid, soft. Out o'er the waters gently walls. Set like a jewel there to see —Wordlessly beautiful— Lake Kanicri.