mt aspiring

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today has been a day of rest, recovery, errands, email, and a short hike. meesh and i decided in the afternoon to go for a walk....we ended up with amazing views of mt aspiring from the top of a very short hill. it took us an hour or so to get to the top (no stopping, much sweating).

we walked amoung sheep and shrubs giving the funny feeling that we were in an alpine zone....though it was clear that we weren't. it's amazing how dry it is here in wanaka. we are between mountain ranges and it rains heaps on either side of the ranges....but not here. everything is dry. as i came up over the hump of the hill we were climbing (michelle taking her time further down) mt aspiring affronted me. a seemingly huge mountain, dark, and looking dangerous behind the golden ranges. i looked out all around. the ranges in all around me looked like an early golden sunset with hints of red. the sun beat down on them and the clouds cast shadows playing with the land. we hung out at the top of our little hill admiring the ranges around us for quite a while....taking pictures....sitting silently.

a great day. relaxing and rewarding. off to milford sound next.

take care.

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