import\articles\210\A famous walker.html indexed_doc HTMLPlugin 783 A famous walker.html A famous walker.html en iso_8859_1 A famous walker HTML http://articles/210/A famous walker.html http://articles/210/A famous walker.html -35.698013 35W 69 698 6980 -35.698013 174.331741 174E 33 331 3317 174.331741 HASHb48daefe80167e14aba33e 1360633628 20130212 1360633634 20130212 HASHb48d.dir <h2>A famous walker</h2><p>Beautiful AH Reed Memorial Park is named after the famous author, publisher and long distance walker of the same name.  The site of his parents' homestead is on the opposite side of Clapham Rd from the park's upper carpark.  AH (as he was always known) was a significant player in protecting the waterfall from quarrying and retaining the magnificent kauri trees in this forest area.</p><p>The bush is a wonderful remnant of the original extensive kauri forests here. AH - an incredible long-distance walker well into his 80s - would have been proud of the short walks taking visitors through it and up to the 23.8m high falls and of the canopy walkway over the Wai Koromiko Stream. </p>