Friday, February 7, 2014

On The Routeburn, Again, 2014

I guess we have spent more time on the Routeburn than on any of the other Great Walks: partly because our major traverse was in bad weather, and we keep going back to see what we missed. Anyhow, this day, out of Kinloch, we walked from the east-side portal up to the Flats Hut, a beautiful and not too demanding day-hike.
As I said, so many of the walks begin with a bridge...















Going along a river up a canyon...




















More great pools and even beaches















Thus




















Did I mention the waterfalls?















Mountains and glaciers?















We went only as far as the Flats Hut















Commons area















Dorm area; typically the huts will sleep a couple/three dozen
or more; reservations required...
















Cooking area















There are four such huts on the Routeburn, all along typically
manicured Kiwi trails; well, the Routeburn gets a bit less
manicured at its higher elevations...

















A beach















Purple Gondwanaland mushroom















And returning to the bridge

2 comments:

Tawana said...

Looks like a beautiful hike. The huts are interesting.

Rebecca said...

This scenery is just gorgeous!