Wanaka - Mt. Aspiring National Park

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	NZJan08 407.jpg	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