Part Three

Mt Cook

At 12,218 feet, this is the tallest mountain in New Zealand.

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Pete's Possum Pies

Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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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

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Himalayan Tahr

Hemitragus jemlahicus

Pukekura, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Lake Mapourika

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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New Zealand Flax

Phormium tenax

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Cabbage Tree

Cordyline australis

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Cabbage Tree Bloom

Cordyline australis

Lake Mapourika, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Alpine Creek

Glacial water colored with fine particles of the rocks being ground down by the glacier.

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Alpine Creek & Southern Alps

South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Walk

Kirilee - our guide for the entire tour.

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist Stream

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist Stream

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Creeping Buttercup

Ranunculus repens

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Franz Josef Glacier

Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Face

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Greenhood

Pterostylis banksii

Franz Josef Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Waterfall

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Schist

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Braided Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Waterfall

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Fox Glacier

Westland National Park, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Glacier Face

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

Fox Glacier, South Island, New Zealand, December 23, 2006

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Stream

We took a long, wet, cool walk through this forest area.

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Crown Fern Fiddleheads

Blechnum discolor

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Umbrella Moss

Hypopterygium rotulatum

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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Kidney Fern

Trichomanes reniforme

Gold Mining Trail, Lake Moeraki, South Island, New Zealand, December 24, 2006

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