Queenstown Area
We were warned that Queenstown is busy and touristy. And it is. But everything around Queenstown makes it more than worth it. And, yes, we did some of the tourist activities as well.
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| Sunrise over Queenstown |
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| Queenstown, Lake Wakatipu, and the Remarkables |
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| Shenanigans on the Skyline Gondola |
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| The Queenstown luge - the lane dividers are only at the end, and it was much more fun than single-track alpine slides |
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| This was recommended by everybody, and was a blast. It's pretty terrifying how they maneuver the boat straight towards the cliffs. The same day we rode, we saw a jet boat in Skippers Canyon (upper Shotover River) crashed and nine people were injured. |
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| Another average New Zealand day fishing south of Queenstown |
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| The "Microchip" boulder in the famous Jardine's bouldering field on the outskirts of Queenstown |
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| Alex (Brown) following in Alex (Honnold)'s footsteps |
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| Maximum effort...minimum footwear |
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| 100% focus |
The Remarkables
The Remarkables are visible from anywhere in Queenstown, and provide fantastic climbing on Tetons-like gneiss/schist rock. We'll need to come back to explore more of the routes in this area.
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| Sunrise from the Remarkables |
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| Racing the sunrise to Double Cone from Alta Lake |
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| Why did we get up this early? |
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| Mesmerizing alpine flora |
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| Alex at the top of "DB Eh?" on Double Cone |
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| Alex getting one step closer to dinner |
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| Alex and Keri checking out Queenstown from high in the Remarkables |
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| Katie cruising the fun cracks on "Indian Summer" |
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| Alex picking his way across Queen's Drive, a "trail" that traverses steep shale slopes above thousands of feet of air across the west side of the Remarkables |
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| Unnamed American committing a felony |
Fiordland
I'll let the pictures tell the story of this very special place.
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| Eglington Valley |
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| View from Monkey Creek |
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| Milford Sound in the setting sun |
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| Mount Pembroke above Milford Sound |
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| Ever changing weather in Fiordland |
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| Hiking with a zombie |
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| Gertrude Valley towards Gertrude Saddle |
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| Everybody is still smiling |
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| Katie found her middle name on a sign |
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| Cascades down Gertrude Valley |
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| Katie contemplating a quick shower |
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| Visibility wasn't ideal near Gertrude Saddle |
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| Looking back down Gertrude Valley |
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| Pool on Falls Creek |
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| The magic stained glass of the Hollyford River |
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| The Chasm |
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| The Chasm |
Next...
We've reached our furthest point south. From here, we are heading back up through the Mount Cook area towards Christchurch, then on to Australia.
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| Halfway to the South Pole...time to head back north |
1 comment:
It looks like you should stay and skip Austrailia. Love you all!
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