Routeburn Track: Day 1
January 3rd 2011 Time to leave Queenstown and start my first Great Walk - The Routeburn Track. First, it was a bus ride, about one hour north past the town of Glenorchy. For Lord of the Rings buffs, this area was used for three scenes in the movie: Lothlorien, Isengard, and the Battle of Amon Hen.
On the first day I'm slated to hike 8.8km (estimated time of four hours) to Routeburn Falls Hut (elevation approxim
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