West Coast Road
Traffic descends from Arthur's Pass, East towards Christchurch
Purple Hill
Volcanic slopes along West Coast Road 73
Waimakariri River
A scenic break along West Coast Road
Kea
Alpine Parrot – Arthur's Pass resident
Alpine Parrot – Arthur's Pass resident car chewer
Alpine Parrot – Arthur's Pass resident destroyer
Otira Viaduct
Otira Highway 73, descending from Arthur's Pass to the West coast
Ancient Fern
Colourful vegetation along Highway 73
Summer Colour
Roadside wildflowers along Highway 73
Weathered
Kokatahi river valley farmland
Kokatahi Views
Weathered farm huts after a clearing storm
Upper Kokatahi Road
Dairy farmland bordered by impressive hills
Kokatahi Sunset
The edge of the Southern Alps border the Western farmland of Kokatahi
Kokatahi Fire
Walkers perch atop a peak as the storm clears to a golden sunset
Kokatahi Light
The last of the sun catches a cloud above the rugged hills of the West coast
Grassy Flat Hut
The best accomodation in Kokatahi, this hut was rebuilt using material from a salvaged mountain hut
Lake Kaniere Track
Ferny glade near Dorothy Falls
Lake Kaniere
Melting Moments
Summer visitors flock to the face of Fox Glacier
Fox River
Walkers are lost in the scale of glacial carving below Fox Glacier
Fox River Walk
Below Fox Glacier
Glacial Landing
A helicopter comes in to land on the top of Fox Glacier
The Neck
Ferns and Yucca overlooking Lake Hawea
Woolly Traffic
Residents take over the road to Mt Aspiring NP from Wanaka
Matukituki River
On the edge of Mt Aspiring NP, the Rob Roy Glacier track crosses the river
Rob Roy Glacier Track
Rob Roy Glacier
Breaking out of the dark Beech forest into subalpine vegetation
Rob Roy Glacier Face
Below Rob Roy Peak 2644m
Mountain Beef
Alpine grazing on the edge of Mt Aspiring NP
Wanaka Paragliding
Thrillseekers catch lift off the peaks surrounding Lake Wanaka
That Wanaka Tree
Join the queue!
Queenstown Jet Boating
One of the original adventure sports, the Shotover Jet on the Shotover River
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