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April 30th 2007

Published: August 6th 2007

tramp·ing-noun "hiking, esp. on trails having huts at regular intervals for hikers to use overnight." Here in New Zealand there is no such thing as hiking...there's only 'tramping', and it has been my primary activity since arriving here on the 15th. Sorry, but there will be no tales in this entry of lost luggage, drinking of muddy water, or dancing on the beach while wearing a dress. As state... Read Full Entry

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Marc

Going Global

I left Chicago heading west in the beginning of April '07 and continued going west until March 1st, 2008 when I returned to Chicago having confirmed that the world is indeed round. The stops along the way - Fiji, New Zealand, Australia, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Nepal, India, and Tanzania. As of March, 2008, I retired my backpack and posted my final entry about this journey. All the entries are still there for your reading enjoyment. Remember, the entries are shown newest to oldest. Cheers! ---------------------------------------------------- Explore.Dream.Discover... ... full info

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Last Routeburn Waterfall

The Routeburn Crew

left to right...Natalie, me, Heather, Ash, James

Poplars by the Lake

Poplars aren't native to NZ, but I like 'em. This makes me think of the cell phone commercial where everything looks like the reception status bars on a phone.

Sunset in Te Anau

Notably absent are the sun and anything resembling the horizon. But this was my favorite from that photo session...tripods and shutter timers can be fun.

Near Luxmore Hut on Kepler

Caves on the Kepler

Who knows if these are stalagtites or stalagmites?

I'm Just a Simple Caveman

View from Luxmore Peak on KeplerTrack

1471m high overlooking Lake Te Anau on the first afternoon of the hike.

Looking West from Luxmore Peak

Panorama from Luxmore Peak

Looking Not-so-west from Luxmore Peak

Night Sky from Luxmore Hut

2 points to anyone who can identify the Southern Cross

Morning Sunrise from Luxmore Hut

We only saw the sun for about 5 mins as it got above the mountains and then disappeared into the clouds. Made for good sunrays though.

Panorama of Sunrise from Luxmore Peak

Lunch View from Kepler

Iris Burn Falls

Near the 2nd hut on the Kepler

Chillin

I Found Something That Isn't Completely Green!

Please Take Us to Queenstown

Me and some Swiss dude begging for rides.

Panorama of Queenstown

Panorama of The Remarkables At Sunset

27th April 2007

Heather
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Hey cuz
Yeah, I'm also living vicariously through you - thanks for the updates! I'll be sure to think of you when I go back to work on Monday.... Glad your journey is starting out so well (after the airline business of course). Irene loves looking at your pictures, too!

27th April 2007

Mom
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WOW!
the scencery certainly lives up to your description. I guess a sulu really wouldn't do much for your day in these environs! Thanks for the report!

27th April 2007

Derrick
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Points Leader
The one cave picture shows stalactites (they hold "tite" to the ceiling) and some columns. The Southern Cross is slightly left of center in the night sky picture. There, I've answered your questions. What's the prize?

27th April 2007

Cam
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Nice pics!
Well, now I have the whole office crew here at Alpha waiting for the next update from you! I rpinted out the first one and they loved it! Apparently you're not the only one who wants to travel the world. So, besides Heather, Irene and Myself, there's about a dozen people here 'living' your adventures with you. The scenery is awesome and you're quite the photographer, I must say. We'll all be anticipating the next update - be safe.

30th April 2007

Matt
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Nice stuff...
I wish I had brought my new compact flash card, that is completely useless to me, to Fiji. For some reason I remember your camera takes those, course I could be wrong. Best of luck with the random acquaintances, I have no doubt you'll run into more aspiring Olympians.

5th May 2007

Erika O
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Those NZ pics are amazing. Brings back memories. How do u get your backgrounds fuzzy w/ the main object in focus?

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