Continuing our 2023 Routeburn walk...
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| Now with some elevation, looking back to the river Dart, way in the distance; the river in the foreground is the Routeburn itself |
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| Gorgeously clear jade-green water |
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| Cascading grasses; in rainier season, a waterfall |
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| The Flats |
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| And we've arrived at the Flats hut; time for lunch |
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| The scenery |
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| Google Lens thinks this is the Jungfrau or possibly something in Nepal; I couldn't find it with any certainty on the map; nice glaciers though [Momus?] |
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| The hut wardens do their best to keep trampers informed of the conditions, which can quickly change...beware the Ides of March+1 and its severe gales |
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| We never did find out what this contraption is; possibly a trap for orcs or Uruk-hai left over from the filming of LOTR; seriously, the site of Isengard and Orthanc is in the valley below.... |
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| The usual manicured NZ trail |
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| Looking across the Flats and into the canyon by which we'll descend |
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| Us, there, then |
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The golden leaves of Lothlorien, which we visited in 2014 |
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| Lothlorien scenes filmed not far from here |
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| Huge old trees and burls |
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| Looking back on a great New Zealand walk |
1 comment:
The scenery there is magnificent!
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