Mount cook, but we'll get there later...
backpacking with the crew and a kea
birdges...
mountains...
trees...
rivers...
grasslands...
and more swing bridges
ah, the rugged west coast
look carefully and you see some seals
more seals
the coastline
ocean
rivers and rainforest
no swimming
this place is known for blowholes
which is this
and pancake rocks
claire and the van
franz josef glacier
valley of the glacier
waterfalls near the glacier
stepping on it!
closer to it...
mount cook on a dreary day
the beach
...on an amazing day
the rock beach
with a lagoon
wanaka
mount iron
haast pass (fun to say)
queenstown
yup, I'm good
well, maybe not
ready for takeoff
leaving the earth
and we are up
going
going...
still going...
gone.
and it is good...
real good
look at the angle of the ground
now it's my turn
and a stall
more flying
more
now, turn
key view, I wonder why it's called that
on the routeburn
more views
and another
striped thermals
now, this looks cool
view from our hotel
Me. Breaking the law.
um, a museum of Xena warrior princess costumes
and sets
seriously
in the middle of nowhere
mount cook on a perfect day
sunset hits the mountain
sheep, in NZ???
the weather got mad
more bridges
hooker valley
boardwalk
shore of hooker lake
mount cook and a lenticular cloud
poser
view from my bed
whole group
sometimes...
my first ice anchor
2 feet up
view from the remarkables
my guide
more views of the mountains
looking up
looking down
find the climb
I like it here