Routeburn Trail
(Click on the pictures to enlarge them)
I did a three day
guided hike on this,
the South Island's
Routeburn Trail, one
of the most scenic
hikes in New
Zealand. It mixes
dramatic Alpine
scenery with beautiful
crystal lakes and lush
native beech forests
-- awesome.
It plays second fiddle
in tourist terms to the
world famous Milford
Track, which we
didn't have time to
take.
You can find out more
about it [here] or
here].
The hike was
November 14th, 15th
and 16th. On the
15th, Australia were
playing New Zealand
in the Rugby World
Cup semi-final (which
they surprisingly lost).
Being miles from
anywhere in the
mountains, we had no
television. But a
guide called Scotty
hooked up a wire
radio to get it in.
Unfortunately I didn't
get to hear most of it,
due to a
mini-moonlight hike a
couple of us decided
to do on the spur of
the moment...
There are more
pictures which a
feloow hiker, Sean
Ansorge (from
California) took and
posted on his
website. You can see
them here or by
looking or them on
www.seanansorge.co
m. (His are really
good.)
A pretty woman we met on the way
Or click here for more pictures taken by another
hiker on the same trip...
