Our came on Friday night by the entrance to the Fox Peak ski road
FOx Peak looking a little stripped of snow
Ski touring New Zealand Style in Spetember
The joy of carrying skis!
The flat lands below........... and a wisp of cloud forming below us.
Finally we hit the snow mucht o Aaron's delight
And the rest of the team........ but a cloud lurks on our tail!
As we approuch the peak the cloud envelopes us.
We make a quick descent down the icey face
Stephen looks happier than ever
Aaron edges down the ice
and makes it safely to the bottom
We stop for a bit to eat before the cloud gobbles us up in a white out
We retire to the shores of Lake Pukaki
the crystal clear water reflects the dancing clouds above
the distant peaks fade into blackness
and as the light leaves us the lake whispers to us its secrets
the faces in the fire speak to us of memories long forgotten
the light returns
and with it a hard frost covers the ground
Aoraki, the Cloud Piercer arises as the ever sleeping giant.
