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Day 11: Brewster Glacier - Lakes

Will it beat my all-time record of likes on a post, already held by Brewster: https://pixelfed.social/p/MattMarcha/646192066143961223 ?

#mountain #glacier #lake #nature #snow #hiking #tramping #Aotearoa #NewZealand #nz

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Matt Marcha

@MattMarcha@pixelfed.social · 2 weeks ago

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Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

There was that epic on Angelus (https://mastodon.nz/@va2lam/115692622340928453). Here are some more pictures from before Angelus, in particular climbing at Pohara, and Wakefield.

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Sunrise at Wakefield, getting an early start out to Angelus Hut.

A pretty easily climbable cliff at Pohara, mostly rock, but with some bushes growing on it (Dr Livingstone Wall). Behind the cliff, Port Tarakohe has docks with a bunch of boats, and there are some hills. The Abel Tasman National Park and Track are nearby.

Port Tarakohe, with a parking lot, a bunch of boats, a breakwater, and an interesting cloud formation with a well-defined boundary to blue sky.

This is a drill: Project Jonah volunteers in high-vis practice what to do in the event of a marine mammal stranding, with a practice inflatable dolphin on a beach. Camera crew standing behind.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Here's a couple of the "nice scenery" pics, not so dramatic, on Angelus. You can't see the wind. #tramping

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Ascending above Lake Rotoiti, which is surrounded by forest. A thin horizontal cloud floats in front of the hills. The village of St. Arnaud is on the left, near the shores of the lake.

Robert Ridge, a marker pole, and a lot of scree.

Angelus Lake is surrounded by scree. There is a peninsula in the foreground, where one could camp.

The Hinapouri Tarns are deep azure coloured, surrounded by yellow/brown tussock. There are some peaks in the background, underneath a blue sky with some clouds.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Driving away from Wānaka, one can go towards Raspberry Creek and then Aspiring Hut in the Matukituki Valley. There are also a bunch of crags this way (not pictured). #tramping #hiking

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The track from Raspbery Creek to Aspiring Hut has a side track to Shotover Saddle, which we didn't take. There are some falls and cliffs on this track.

Going from Aspiring Hut up to Cascade Saddle, there is a pretty tame river crossing.

The Matukituki River and valley in light clouds. The valley itself is the green like grass, while the slopes are treed. You can see some snow on the mountains, barely.

Approaching Aspiring Hut (in the centre of the image, but small), there is one pole with an orange cap (for visibility), as well as the hut itself and two auxiliary buildings to the left.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Moving along the West Coast, here are some pictures from the Old Ghost Road, another multi-day tramp / mountain bike ride, with well-equipped huts along the way. #tramping #hiking #HutLife

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A tree trunk segment in the shape of a heart hangs outside Lyell Saddle Hut. A sleepout is framed inside the heart.

Passing a pair of mountain bikers on the track.

Undercast with the mountains of the Old Ghost Road peeking through the clouds.

Signs indicating that old-school Nokia dumbphones are OK here.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Over on the South Island, there's Wānaka, which is definitely not a city, but it is in a stunning location.

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From Mount Iron one can see the small suburb of Albert Town, with mostly houses and some fields and trees in the distance. To the left there is some evidence that the picture was taken from some rock feature.

Almost all mailboxes in NZ seem to have a "no circulars" sign, though this box allows Mitre 10 circulars.

Used skis and snowboards decorate a fence in Albert Town.

Mount Iron has a bunch of cliffs that one might climb, even on an overcast day like this one.

Patrick Lam :tinoflag:

@va2lam@mastodon.nz · last month

Driving away from Wānaka, one can go towards Raspberry Creek and then Aspiring Hut in the Matukituki Valley. There are also a bunch of crags this way (not pictured). #tramping #hiking

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