Saving the Best for Last - Sky High in the Southern Alps


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Published: March 28th 2017
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After enduring a weekend of virtually non-stop rain which thwarted any sightseeing plans we might have had for Lake Tekapo or Lake Pukaki, Linda and I had headed to Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park on the Monday with very low expectations indeed – and as a result had been pleasantly surprised when we were able to complete the 10km return hike from our campsite at the White Horse Hill DOC campgr... Read Full Entry



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Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take one
Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take two
Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take three
Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take four
Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take five
Alpine PanoramaAlpine Panorama
Alpine Panorama

View from the Hooker Valley Track - take six
Rocky RiverRocky River
Rocky River

Hooker River, with Aoraki in the background
Aoraki and MeAoraki and Me
Aoraki and Me

Posing on a rock in the Hooker River, shortly before my camera toppled from it's perch...
Land of Rock and IceLand of Rock and Ice
Land of Rock and Ice

Iceberg floating in Hooker Lake, with Aoraki rearing up behind
Stairway to HeavenStairway to Heaven
Stairway to Heaven

Nearing the Sealy Tarns on the Mueller Hut Track
Perched LakePerched Lake
Perched Lake

The second of the Sealy Tarns, with the lower Hooker and Tasman Valleys in the background
Reward for EffortReward for Effort
Reward for Effort

View from the Sealy Tarns - take one
Reward for EffortReward for Effort
Reward for Effort

View from the Sealy Tarns - take two
Reward for EffortReward for Effort
Reward for Effort

View from the Sealy Tarns - take three
Reward for EffortReward for Effort
Reward for Effort

View from the Sealy Tarns - take four
Lakeside BeautyLakeside Beauty
Lakeside Beauty

Lake Hawea - take one
Lakeside BeautyLakeside Beauty
Lakeside Beauty

Lake Hawea - take two
Lakeside BeautyLakeside Beauty
Lakeside Beauty

Lake Hawea - take three
Rushing RiverRushing River
Rushing River

Matukituki River, upstream from the first swingbridge
Wonderful World of WaterfallsWonderful World of Waterfalls
Wonderful World of Waterfalls

View from the end of the Rob Roy Glacier Track
Sunlight and ShadowSunlight and Shadow
Sunlight and Shadow

View of the Matukituki Valley from the trail



31st March 2017

Amazing New Zealand
You hiked some amazing country and your wonderful photos have documented your path. Nice job on the beer surprise! What a treat.

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