Friday 20 February 2009

Franz Josef- Glacier walk

Franz Joseph rewarded a superb glacier, which is one of the best in the world. Glacier hiking is one of the adventure activity here, i take a full day trip, it cost me NZD 125 including all gear and transport... bit exciting, that will be few hour of ice time... wow!!!!
This entry to Franz Josef glacier, there is another glacier near by- Fox glacier... i simply choose this as recommended by Raewyn... Glacier is like a refrigerator open at valley...

This out tour guide...Our trip started from this ICE staircase....

i'm fully gear up for glacier hiking... Here is also a place where "vertical limit" shoot here...

A lot ICE path this along the way...

ICE as background.... Those ICE form by water drop from rain forest at both side.

Few years ago, whole valley of this fully filled with glacier, now is getting melt, i think that is one of the sign of global warming...

Point where we take a rest, i thought we need to sit of ICE chair for rest... hehe... However, that ICE cliff seem pressuring...

Another view back to valley.... those small drain is water from melting of this glacier.

After the trip back to car park... I just notice New Zealander is really trusting each other... Untill some awareness is critical....


Shoot from town for visitor, i stay at national park, i'm still excited to see mountain with ICE behind me....

[This is part of the New Zealand Working Holiday] or [Where in the Route of New Zealand Map]

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