First we met Mitre (5,000 feet tall peak) at the Milford. Sound that is. Created by a Fjord many moons ago. One of the many sounds along the Tasman sea where it enters into the valleys left behind by glacial activity.
A quick shower on the way back to the docks was just what the doc ordered... many waterfalls make an appearance from the slopes as the boat cruises the sound..
Also on the south island one trip we went past Mount Cook the tallest mount in the country. At 12,300 feet Aoraki as the locals would have called it sits just east of the Tasman Sea part of the Southern Alpine chain of mounts. Here is what it looked like on a particularly balmy summer day. Its in the distance past the Lupens and the lake in the foreground.
Up close it looked like this..
Or like this where Sir Edmund practiced before his epic Everest expedition... above pic is at the visitor center where they show films about Hillary practicing his skills as well as some memorabilia including the first ever ski plane that landed..
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| Mitre Peak in the entrance to the Sound |
Also on the south island one trip we went past Mount Cook the tallest mount in the country. At 12,300 feet Aoraki as the locals would have called it sits just east of the Tasman Sea part of the Southern Alpine chain of mounts. Here is what it looked like on a particularly balmy summer day. Its in the distance past the Lupens and the lake in the foreground.
Up close it looked like this..
Or like this where Sir Edmund practiced before his epic Everest expedition... above pic is at the visitor center where they show films about Hillary practicing his skills as well as some memorabilia including the first ever ski plane that landed..
Sounds, good, Mitra!
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