where the gold mines used to be...
driving down the West Coast was very interesting. lots of rainforest type plants and tropical landscapes
the Southwestlands is a great area to drive through and most of it is a World Heritage Site
About 5 seconds after we arrived in Franz Josef, we had to go on our Glacier Walk so there wasn't much time for the craziness of what we were about to do to sink in...
This is my glacier hike outfit... I think ready to conquer the Franz Josef Glacier!
To get to the glacier we had to walk through some rainforest and over a river basin.
First sighting of the glacier!
love being surrounded by waterfalls...
but first before we could even get to the glacier, we had to climb up this huge and very steep hill. It was really tough, well at least for me :P
yep, those are the steps we used to get over the glacier...pretty cool
I kind of felt super cool doing this :)
a lot of the areas were a mix of stone and ice so it looked really interesting...
yay! I climbed in an ice cave!
makes me think of the White Witch from Narnia and her castle...
the top of the glacier, finally get to see it since it was cloudy and rainy all day.
the climbing crew... it was challenging but fun. I'm glad I did it!
Wow...I am proud of you for doing this. I know it was a challenge that was well worth it. I love how the ice is so cold it shows the blue color. Nature is just amazing to me. Mom
ReplyDeleteOMG! AMAZING!!! I love the shot with the goat & smily face. :)
ReplyDeleteI so want to go climb ice! I never knew it until I saw these photos.
- Kristina