Monday, March 27, 2017

Hooker Valley Glacier hike, Mount Cook, NZ, 2/18/17

 Hooker Valley hike to the glacier descending from Mount Cook. 
 Picture above shows the white snow/ice of the glacier and the black debris covered section ending in a sheet cliff of ice at the lake. 



Mount Cook lily or buttercup, native to the South Island. 

Large pieces of ice break off and form icebergs in the lake, a process called called "calfing."

Majestic Mount Cook, highest mountain in New Zealand, named Aoraki or Cloud Piercer by the Maori. 


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