The Kepler Track

After the Routburn I headed down to Te anau and did the Kepler Track which is another of NZ's "Great Walks." The track takes four days and proved to be quite fun and adventurous

Beech is the dominant forest type in New Zealand and made for a good picture.

Most of the first day is spent climbing up to this hut/castle.

Day two is the alpine day and we awoke to some low clouds and a nice sunrise.

More snow slowed our travel a tad but all went well on the tops.

The cloud cover was constantly changing and made for some cool shots.

Rainbow with an emergency shelter almost at the end (look closely).

Window in the sky.

The track stayed on the ridges for most of day two

Enjoying my time on the Kepler

The second emergency shelter of the day. From this point the track plummets down from the tops into the neighboring valley where the next hut was waiting.

The next morning sunrise on the Kepler.

Day three is spent tramping down the valley all the way out to Lake Manapouri.

The track is a big loop and day four is spent hiking back to the beginning.