Part Three

  1. Galleries
  2. Land Photos
  3. New Zealand
  4. 2006-12 South Island, New Zealand #1 with Nature Quest
  5. Part Three
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  • Mt Cook
    Mt Cook
    At 12,218 feet, this is the tallest mountain in New Zealand.
    South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pete's Possum Pies
    Pete's Possum Pies
    Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Scottish Red Deer
    Scottish Red Deer
    Cervus elaphus scoticus - originally introduced for hunting, most are now confined to farms.  Wild populations have been eliminated to preserve native wildlife.
    Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Himalayan Tahr
    Himalayan Tahr
    Hemitragus jemlahicus
    Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0012
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake Mapourika
    Lake Mapourika
    South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Flax
    New Zealand Flax
    Phormium tenax
    Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cabbage Tree
    Cabbage Tree
    Cordyline australis
    Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Cabbage Tree Bloom
    Cabbage Tree Bloom
    Cordyline australis
    Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alpine Creek
    Alpine Creek
    Glacial water colored with fine particles of the rocks being ground down by the glacier.
    South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Alpine Creek & Southern Alps
    Alpine Creek & Southern Alps
    South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Walk
    Glacier Walk
    Kirilee - our guide for the entire tour.
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schist Stream
    Schist Stream
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schist Stream
    Schist Stream
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creeping Buttercup
    Creeping Buttercup
    Ranunculus repens
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Franz Josef Glacier
    Franz Josef Glacier
    Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Face
    Glacier Face
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Greenhood
    Greenhood
    Pterostylis banksii
    Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0046
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Schist
    Schist
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Braided Stream
    Braided Stream
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0052
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0053
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Fox Glacier
    Fox Glacier
    Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Glacier Face
    Glacier Face
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0060
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0066
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006
    2006-12-23#0068
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    We took a long, wet, cool walk through this forest area.
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0007
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Crown Fern Fiddleheads
    Crown Fern Fiddleheads
    Blechnum discolor
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbrella Moss
    Umbrella Moss
    Hypopterygium rotulatum
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbrella Moss
    Umbrella Moss
    Hypopterygium rotulatum
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kidney Fern
    Kidney Fern
    Trichomanes reniforme
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbrella Fern
    Umbrella Fern
    Sticherus cunninghamii
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0016
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whe
    Whe
    Cyathea smithii - also called Soft Tree Fern, distinctive with all the old frond ribs forming a skirt.
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Pool
    Pool
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0024
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tea Break
    Tea Break
    Guide Michael preparing the mandatory tea break.
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Michael & LJax
    Michael & LJax
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Giant Moss
    Giant Moss
    Dawsonia superba - resembles a pine seedling and is the tallest self-supporting moss.
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mine Site
    Mine Site
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0034
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbrella Fern
    Umbrella Fern
    Sticherus cunninghamii
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0035
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creeping Pratia
    Creeping Pratia
    Pratia angulata
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0037
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shiny Filmy Fern
    Shiny Filmy Fern
    Hymenophyllum flabellatum
    Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tea Tree
    Tea Tree
    Leptospermum scoparium
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0001
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tea Tree
    Tea Tree
    Leptospermum scoparium
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0002
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monro Creek
    Monro Creek
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0004
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foxglove
    Foxglove
    Digitalis purpurea
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0005
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creek Fern
    Creek Fern
    Blechnum fluviatile
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0006
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Hen & Chickens Fern
    Hen & Chickens Fern
    Asplenium bulbiferum - this plant has some of the small plantlets growing along the edges.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Kiokio
    Mountain Kiokio
    Blechnum montanum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0009
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Goblin Moss
    Goblin Moss
    Weymoutha mollis - poor quality record photo.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0010
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Umbrella Moss
    Umbrella Moss
    Hypopterygium rotulatum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0011
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Drooping Filmy Fern
    Drooping Filmy Fern
    Hymenophyllum demissum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0013
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rimu
    Rimu
    Dacrydium cupressinum - a young tree.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0014
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Shiny Filmy Fern
    Shiny Filmy Fern
    Hymenophyllum flabellatum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rough Filmy Fern
    Rough Filmy Fern
    Hymenophyllum scabrum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0017
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Mountain Kiokio
    Mountain Kiokio
    Blechnum montanum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0022
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Kidney Fern
    Kidney Fern
    Trichomanes reniforme
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0023
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Seven Finger
    Seven Finger
    Schefflera digitata
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0026
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Drooping Spleenwort
    Drooping Spleenwort
    Asplenium flaccidum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0027
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monro Creek
    Monro Creek
    Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge in the distance.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0028
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge
    Lake Moeraki Wilderness Lodge
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0029
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monro Creek
    Monro Creek
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0031
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Forest
    Forest
    Lush growth.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0032
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Whe
    Whe
    Cyathea smithii - also called Soft Tree Fern, distinctive with all the old frond ribs forming a skirt covered with another climber.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0033
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Quill Moss
    Quill Moss
    Cyathophorum bulbosum
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0039
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Monro Creek
    Monro Creek
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0042
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0044
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Easter Orchid
    Easter Orchid
    Earina autumnalis - sadly not in bloom.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0045
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Creeping Buttercup
    Creeping Buttercup
    Ranunculus repens
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0048
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Marsh Vegetation
    Marsh Vegetation
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0050
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Bush Flax
    Bush Flax
    Astelia fragrans
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0054
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Lichen
    Lichen
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0055
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Sphagnum Moss
    Sphagnum Moss
    Sphagnum cristatum - best guess to which of the four species that grow in New Zealand.
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0056
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Suspension Bridge
    Suspension Bridge
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0062
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Stream
    Stream
    Giant Rimu Walk, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0063
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Paradise Shelduck female & duckling
    Paradise Shelduck female & duckling
    Tadorna variegata
    Wilderness Lodge Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0069
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Rhododendron
    Rhododendron
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0070
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tasman Beach
    Tasman Beach
    After a very steep descent through dense vegetation, arrival at the beach.
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0073
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tasman Coast Forest
    Tasman Coast Forest
    Looking back at the slope we came down.
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0074
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Grave's Creek
    Grave's Creek
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0075
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seal
    New Zealand Fur Seal
    Arctocephalus forsteri
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0077
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-backed Gull eggs
    Black-backed Gull eggs
    Larus dominicanus
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0081
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seals
    New Zealand Fur Seals
    Arctocephalus forsteri
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Elephant Seal
    Southern Elephant Seal
    Mirounga leonina - a lone Elephant Seal that visits this beach to molt and rest.
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0086
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Elephant Seal
    Southern Elephant Seal
    Mirounga leonina - with New Zealand Fur Seals in the background.
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0003
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Fur Seal
    New Zealand Fur Seal
    Arctocephalus forsteri
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0008
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Southern Elephant Seal
    Southern Elephant Seal
    Mirounga leonina
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0015
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Black-backed Gull eggs
    Black-backed Gull eggs
    Larus dominicanus
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0090
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Tasman Beach
    Tasman Beach
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0092
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Guide Michael
    Guide Michael
    Getting ready to climb back up the steep slope with me.
    Knight's Point, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0087
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Knight's Point
    Knight's Point
    Looking back to where we spent the afternoon.  The steep descent, long walk on the beach and the steep climb back to the road resulted in a bit of soreness the next day.
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006
    2006-12-24#0095
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Longfin Eel
    New Zealand Longfin Eel
    Anguilla dieffenbachii - before leaving the lodge Christmas morning, I went with the guide to feed the eels.
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0102
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Longfin Eels
    New Zealand Longfin Eels
    Anguilla dieffenbachii - willing to leave the water a bit to get to food.
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0106
    Larry L. Jackson
  • New Zealand Longfin Eels
    New Zealand Longfin Eels
    Anguilla dieffenbachii
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0112
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Brown Trout
    Brown Trout
    Salmo trutta
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0115
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Foxglove
    Foxglove
    Digitalis purpurea
    Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0120
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Knight's Point
    Knight's Point
    We stopped with the group to look at the spot where I had been the previous day.
    South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0122
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Haast River
    Haast River
    South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0125
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Spur-winged Plover
    Spur-winged Plover
    Vanellus miles
    Haast River, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0021
    Larry L. Jackson
  • Waterfall
    Waterfall
    Haast Pass, South Island, New Zealand, December 25, 2006
    2006-12-25#0129
    Larry L. Jackson