FRANZ-JOSEF-02

Glacier Hike

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September 28th 2006
Franz Josef! Today we took an 8 hour guided hike of the Franz Josef Glacier. It was a rough 8 hours too but the old boys were up to the task! The Glacier itself is huge and in a day you can only hike into the very tip of it. It is one of only 3 glaciers in the world that meet up with a rainforest. It was an amazing contrast to be on a glacier surrounded by rainforest mountains. The pictures ... read more

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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