A scenic stop on the bus ride to the track
One of many very bouncy swing bridges
Getting some relief from mosquito bites
Routeburn Flats hut & campsite
A bunkroom at Routeburn Flats
Male paradise duck
Female paradise duck
Routeburn Flats kitchen
Day 2 -- heading out of Routeburn Flats
Taking a break at Routeburn Falls hut. Greg shows off his Romanian.
Looking out the window from a shelter at Harris Saddle
A DOC ranger paints the Harris Saddle sign
A bend that reminded us of the Kalalau Trail (but much less scary)
The start of a long and tiring descent to the Lake Mackenzie hut
Taking a cold dip in Lake Mackenzie
Making dinner at Lake Mackenzie
The bunkroom
Late-night tea at Lake Mackenzie
Start of day 3 -- Lake Mackenzie to Howden Hut
A mushroom
Interesting flower
Day 3 was rainy and view-less
Earland Falls
A wall of moss
A big earthworm
A sign in Howden Hut
We arrived early to Howden Hut and took a walk around Lake Howden
It's a mossy, mossy world
Colorful lichen
Howden Hut
Lake Howden
Day 4 -- a 1.5 hour hike from Howden Hut to the Divide
The end!
A kea in the Divide parking lot
