Posted Snapshots: Egmont National Park.
Tag: New Zealand 2017 2018
Easing Back
Egmont National Park, Day 2 of 4. After yesterday’s Big Climb, we eased back and hiked lower-altitude forest tracks starring numerous waterfalls and furry trees hosting mosses and epiphytes.
Hiking on All Fours
Clambered, sometimes on all fours, over volcanic scree to reach this hut at 6,450 feet. We turned around at the hut and rode the scree back down. We’d need ice axes, crampons, and the skill to reach the summit of Mount Taranaki at 8,261 feet.
DC Hydro Power
Our room for the next few nights in a small lodge built in 1896 half-way up a mountain. Many of the electrical outlets are DC, powered by possibly the oldest operating hydroelectric generator in the southern hemisphere.
Wellington Urban Hike
On our Wellington urban hike: a glimpse of the ferry we took last night for a four-hour journey from the South Island.
Wineries With Friends
Tasted the wines of five Marlborough wineries with friends from Oregon. We hired a driver.
Hike Above Picton
Hiked above and beyond Picton, a port on New Zealand’s South Island. Tomorrow evening we take one of these ferries to Wellington on the North Island.
Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track
Our descent into Marlborough, BHE, New Zealand, gave us a preview of our upcoming visit to the region. First we flew over the crenellated, sunken valleys of Queen Charlotte Sound, then we came in low over the vineyards of Marlborough wine country. Our first priority was to hike the Queen Charlotte Track, a path people… Continue reading Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track
Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track
Posted Snapshots: Queen Charlotte Track.
New Year in New Zealand
New Year’s Day, 2018, we did what we usually do on New Year’s Day: went for a walk. Today was the longest section of the Queen Charlotte. Tonight, 7:00 p.m. it will be 2018 in Minneapolis.