The trek

The grey on the ice is caused by the gravel that is moved by the ice. It is ground to a soft grey powder.Close up it is actually quite beautiful against the frosty blue of the ice.

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Kiwi Adventure_ Franz Josef Glacier

January 16th 2011
Day 3 saw us hiking on a 12 kilometre long glacier on the Southern Alps. The only glacier in the world that descends in to a lush temperate rainforest! Due to strong snowfall it is one of the few glaciers in New Zealand which is still growing. Amazing to be walking on it. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Franz Josef

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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