Lake Wanaka |
Lake Wanaka |
The beach at Wanaka |
The Reef Restaurant, Wanaka |
Mom and Deb were very happy with their seafood dinner |
Seafood platter at The Reef, Wanaka |
...and I was happy with my steak |
Mount Aspiring seen across Lake Wanaka |
Mount Aspiring (3033m) |
Switchbacks climbing to the summit of Treble Cone Ski Area |
Small waterfalls running off Treble Cone |
Waterfall, Treble Cone |
Treble Cone - closed for the summer season |
Sheep, Treble Cone |
Deer were introduced by Europeans |
Cattle grazing along the road to Mount Aspiring National Park |
Cattle, Matukiuki Valley near Wanaka |
One of New Zealand's 43 million sheep (10 per person) |
Sheep, Matukiuki Valley near Wanaka |
Matukiuki Valley near Wanaka |
A pair of posing sheep, near Wanaka |
Sheep and waterfall |
Waterfall along the road to Mt Aspiring |
Waterfall along the road to Mt Aspiring |
Pastoral scene with a backdrop of Mount Aspiring National Park |
Cattle, Matukiuki Valley near Wanaka |
Pastoral scene with a backdrop of Mount Aspiring National Park |
Big bull, Matukiuki Valley |
Mom and Deb, Matukiuki River, Mt Aspiring National Park |
Mom and Deb, Matukiuki River, Mt Aspiring National Park |
Mom and Deb, Matukiuki River, Mt Aspiring National Park |
Matukiuki River, Mt Aspiring National Park |
Mom checking out the bull |
Cow and waterfall |
Cattle grazing in the Matukiuki Valley |
Cow and waterfall |
Waterfalls, West Matukiuki Valley |
Snowy mountain, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Dirt road to from Wanaka to Mount Aspiring National Park |
West Matukiuki Valley |
West Matukiuki Valley |
Road to Mount Aspiring National Park |
Mount Aspiring National Park |
West Matukiuki Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Welcome to Mt. Aspiring National Park, 3rd largest in NZ |
Mount Aspiring National Park |
Mount Aspiring National Park |
Raspberry Flat, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Matukiuki River, Mt. Aspiring National Park |
Matukiuki River, Mt. Aspiring |
Rob Roy Track details, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Footbridge across the Matukiuki River at the start of the Rob Roy Track |
Rob Roy Track, a 90 minute hike to a glacier viewpoint |
Footbridge 15 minutes from the parking lot |
Debbie putting on a brave face |
Matukiuki Valley from the bridge looking west |
Matukiuki Valley from the bridge looking east |
Looking south, Rob Roy Track bridge |
Matukiuki Valley from the bridge looking east |
Matukiuki Valley looking west, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Fern, Rob Roy Track, Mt. Aspiring |
Matukiuki Valley looking west, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Lichen and wildflowers, Rob Roy Track |
The end of the trail for Debbie |
Debbie make it 1/3 of the way |
Ferns, Rob Roy Track |
Matukiuki Valley from the Rob Roy Track |
Matukiuki River, Mount Aspiring |
First glimpse of Roy's Glacier, Mount Aspiring |
Thick forest along the Rob Roy Track, Mt Aspiring |
Rob Roy Track, Mount Aspiring National Park |
The track crosses the site of a landslide or avalanche |
Rob Roy Glacier, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Rob Roy Glacier, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Rob Roy Track, Mount Aspiring |
Rob Roy Track, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Rob Roy Stream, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Rob Roy Stream, glacial runoff |
Rob Roy Stream, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Kea (Nestor notabilis) - mountain parrot |
Kea - mountain parrot, Mount Aspiring National Park |
Kea (Nestor notabilis) - mountain parrot |
Kea yawning ... didn't know birds did that... |
Kea scratching |
Kea (Nestor notabilis) - mountain parrot |
Fern-lined gulley, Rob Roy Track |
High waterfall draining off the Rob Roy Glacier, Mt Aspiring |
Waterfall, Rob Roy Track |
Rob Roy Stream and Waterfall |
Rob Roy Stream with the glacier in the distance |
Waterfall and Rob Roy Stream, Mt. Aspiring |
Waterfall, Rob Roy Track |
Rob Roy Glacier, beautiful spot...worth the 90 min hike |
Dozens of waterfalls run off from the glacier |
Waterfalls from the Rob Roy Glacier |
Waterfalls, Rob Roy Glacier |
Rob Roy Glacier |
Rob Roy Stream, Mt. Aspiring |
Rob Roy Glacier |
Rob Roy Stream, Mt Aspiring |
Rob Roy Stream, Mt Aspiring |
Headed back down the Rob Roy Track, Mt Aspiring |
Rob Roy Track |
Rob Roy Track |
It's faster coming downhill than up... |
Crossing back over the footbridge 2 hours later |
...a little sunshine on the moutains |
Sheep inside Mount Aspiring National Park |
Cow with calf, Mount Aspiring National Park |
What are you lookin' at? |
Cowlick |
Busted! |
Mom touring New Zealand |
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Driving back down the West Matukitiuki Valley |
West Matukitiuki Valley |
West Matukitiuki Valley |
West Matukitiuki Valley |
West Matukitiuki Valley |
Glacier view from a distance |
Looking back to Mount Aspiring National Park |
Signs of better weather to come |
Black swans |
Matukitiuki Valley |
Lake Wanaka |
Lake Wanaka |
Lake Wanaka |
Lake Wanaka |