NZ Part 2. In early December 2005 I hiked the Routeburn Track, one of New Zealand's "Great Walks". During the 3-day trip I stayed in two different huts run by the Department of Conservation. http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/01-Routeburn-location/51192282_z7uhv-Ti.jpg http://andrewg.smugmug.com/gallery/1100388_nq5i8/ 2006-01-05T07:20:42Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation).</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192282_z7uhv" title="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/01-Routeburn-location/51192282_z7uhv-Th.jpg" width="115" height="150" alt="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)." title="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:59:40Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/01-Routeburn-location/51192282_z7uhv-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation).</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192283_udZCN" title="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/02-Routeburn-context/51192283_udZCN-Th.jpg" width="112" height="150" alt="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)." title="The location of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:45:42Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/02-Routeburn-context/51192283_udZCN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A general topo map of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). I traveled from south to north, sleeping at the Mackenzie Hut my first night, and the Routeburn Falls Hut ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192284_DAcFq" title="A general topo map of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). I traveled from south to north, sleeping at the Mackenzie Hut my first night, and the Routeburn Falls Hut ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/03-Routeburn-map/51192284_DAcFq-Th.jpg" width="80" height="150" alt="A general topo map of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). I traveled from south to north, sleeping at the Mackenzie Hut my first night, and the Routeburn Falls Hut ..." title="A general topo map of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). I traveled from south to north, sleeping at the Mackenzie Hut my first night, and the Routeburn Falls Hut ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:39:37Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/03-Routeburn-map/51192284_DAcFq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The general elevation profile of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). On this map, I walked from left to right.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192285_y4npP" title="The general elevation profile of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). On this map, I walked from left to right."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/04-Routeburn-profile/51192285_y4npP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="41" alt="The general elevation profile of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). On this map, I walked from left to right." title="The general elevation profile of the Routeburn Track (map from NZ Department of Conservation). On this map, I walked from left to right." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:57:17Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/04-Routeburn-profile/51192285_y4npP-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />What I packed for the trip (minus food). Note that there's no tent or stove, since I'd be staying in huts that had gas burners available.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192287_VtQNZ" title="What I packed for the trip (minus food). Note that there's no tent or stove, since I'd be staying in huts that had gas burners available."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/04a-Packing-for-Routeburn/51192287_VtQNZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="128" alt="What I packed for the trip (minus food). Note that there's no tent or stove, since I'd be staying in huts that had gas burners available." title="What I packed for the trip (minus food). Note that there's no tent or stove, since I'd be staying in huts that had gas burners available." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:49:47Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/04a-Packing-for-Routeburn/51192287_VtQNZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The start of the track!</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192291_qChxW" title="The start of the track!"><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/05-Start-sign/51192291_qChxW-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="The start of the track!" title="The start of the track!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:06:43Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/05-Start-sign/51192291_qChxW-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Moss. Much of the first and last day of the track carries you through rain forest, and there's lots of moss growing on everything.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192294_mXfZH" title="Moss. Much of the first and last day of the track carries you through rain forest, and there's lots of moss growing on everything."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/06-Moss/51192294_mXfZH-Th.jpg" width="150" height="90" alt="Moss. Much of the first and last day of the track carries you through rain forest, and there's lots of moss growing on everything." title="Moss. Much of the first and last day of the track carries you through rain forest, and there's lots of moss growing on everything." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:55:17Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/06-Moss/51192294_mXfZH-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A waterfall. This has no name, it's just a random unmarked stream of water that appears after rain. There are gazillions of these along the track, all around you. They took my breath away ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192296_43LgB" title="A waterfall. This has no name, it's just a random unmarked stream of water that appears after rain. There are gazillions of these along the track, all around you. They took my breath away ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/07-Waterfall/51192296_43LgB-Th.jpg" width="106" height="150" alt="A waterfall. This has no name, it's just a random unmarked stream of water that appears after rain. There are gazillions of these along the track, all around you. They took my breath away ..." title="A waterfall. This has no name, it's just a random unmarked stream of water that appears after rain. There are gazillions of these along the track, all around you. They took my breath away ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:40:46Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/07-Waterfall/51192296_43LgB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />When it rains, the track can get very muddy. The track builders often cut these sluices along the track and slightly angled the trail itself so the water would go into the ditch and not flo ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192297_JBEdw" title="When it rains, the track can get very muddy. The track builders often cut these sluices along the track and slightly angled the trail itself so the water would go into the ditch and not flo ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/08-Trail-sluice/51192297_JBEdw-Th.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="When it rains, the track can get very muddy. The track builders often cut these sluices along the track and slightly angled the trail itself so the water would go into the ditch and not flo ..." title="When it rains, the track can get very muddy. The track builders often cut these sluices along the track and slightly angled the trail itself so the water would go into the ditch and not flo ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:55:25Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/08-Trail-sluice/51192297_JBEdw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A mountain view from the track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192298_dtF6W" title="A mountain view from the track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/09-Valley/51192298_dtF6W-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="A mountain view from the track." title="A mountain view from the track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:12:58Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/09-Valley/51192298_dtF6W-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Mountains! With snow! In summer! The Routeburn Track goes through some spectacular scenery.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192299_wn9e5" title="Mountains! With snow! In summer! The Routeburn Track goes through some spectacular scenery."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/10-Mountains/51192299_wn9e5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="65" alt="Mountains! With snow! In summer! The Routeburn Track goes through some spectacular scenery." title="Mountains! With snow! In summer! The Routeburn Track goes through some spectacular scenery." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:39:16Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/10-Mountains/51192299_wn9e5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Key Summit. This is a spur track from the main Routeburn Track, about a half-hour's moderate climb. From this peak you get a stellar 360-degree view of surrounding mountains. There's also ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192301_LWzmN" title="Key Summit. This is a spur track from the main Routeburn Track, about a half-hour's moderate climb. From this peak you get a stellar 360-degree view of surrounding mountains. There's also ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/11-Key-Summit-Marker/51192301_LWzmN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="102" alt="Key Summit. This is a spur track from the main Routeburn Track, about a half-hour's moderate climb. From this peak you get a stellar 360-degree view of surrounding mountains. There's also ..." title="Key Summit. This is a spur track from the main Routeburn Track, about a half-hour's moderate climb. From this peak you get a stellar 360-degree view of surrounding mountains. There's also ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:08:35Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/11-Key-Summit-Marker/51192301_LWzmN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A panorama from Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192303_kBkQ5" title="A panorama from Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/11a-Pan-Key-Summit/51192303_kBkQ5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="10" alt="A panorama from Key Summit." title="A panorama from Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:41:16Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/11a-Pan-Key-Summit/51192303_kBkQ5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192304_gi8Va" title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/12-Lichen-1/51192304_gi8Va-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:50:41Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/12-Lichen-1/51192304_gi8Va-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192305_LKPTQ" title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/13-Lichen-2/51192305_LKPTQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:56:23Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/13-Lichen-2/51192305_LKPTQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192306_oNJLn" title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/14-Lichen-3/51192306_oNJLn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:58:31Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/14-Lichen-3/51192306_oNJLn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192307_CZqSQ" title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/15-Lichen-4/51192307_CZqSQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." title="Lichen on the nature trail at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:01:39Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/15-Lichen-4/51192307_CZqSQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Near the middle of the image you can see Lake Marian. It sits in a hanging valley, a roughly flat area left behind by glaciers as they carved up the world. In this particular valley there ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192308_nTDkE" title="Near the middle of the image you can see Lake Marian. It sits in a hanging valley, a roughly flat area left behind by glaciers as they carved up the world. In this particular valley there ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/16-Lake-Marian/51192308_nTDkE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="64" alt="Near the middle of the image you can see Lake Marian. It sits in a hanging valley, a roughly flat area left behind by glaciers as they carved up the world. In this particular valley there ..." title="Near the middle of the image you can see Lake Marian. It sits in a hanging valley, a roughly flat area left behind by glaciers as they carved up the world. In this particular valley there ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:09:10Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/16-Lake-Marian/51192308_nTDkE-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A gnarly tree at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192310_Q9rvk" title="A gnarly tree at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/17-Scrub-Tree/51192310_Q9rvk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="81" alt="A gnarly tree at Key Summit." title="A gnarly tree at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:00:19Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/17-Scrub-Tree/51192310_Q9rvk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Mountains from Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192311_tcZTG" title="Mountains from Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/18-Lake-Marian/51192311_tcZTG-Th.jpg" width="150" height="69" alt="Mountains from Key Summit." title="Mountains from Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:39:03Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/18-Lake-Marian/51192311_tcZTG-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192313_SEmMc" title="Andrew at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/19-Andrew-At-Key-Summit/51192313_SEmMc-Th.jpg" width="150" height="98" alt="Andrew at Key Summit." title="Andrew at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:35:12Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/19-Andrew-At-Key-Summit/51192313_SEmMc-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Two friendly people at Key Summit. They urged me to "be happy," which is always good advice!</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192314_AHnn5" title="Two friendly people at Key Summit. They urged me to "be happy," which is always good advice!"><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/20-Be-Happy-at-Key-Summit/51192314_AHnn5-Th.jpg" width="150" height="70" alt="Two friendly people at Key Summit. They urged me to "be happy," which is always good advice!" title="Two friendly people at Key Summit. They urged me to "be happy," which is always good advice!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:24:43Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/20-Be-Happy-at-Key-Summit/51192314_AHnn5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A giant bog at Key Summit.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192315_XvdTz" title="A giant bog at Key Summit."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/21-Bog-at-Key-Summit/51192315_XvdTz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="73" alt="A giant bog at Key Summit." title="A giant bog at Key Summit." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:59:35Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/21-Bog-at-Key-Summit/51192315_XvdTz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Routeburn Track. It goes up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192316_m4zse" title="The Routeburn Track. It goes up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/22-Routeburn-Track/51192316_m4zse-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="The Routeburn Track. It goes up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up." title="The Routeburn Track. It goes up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up. And up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:47:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/22-Routeburn-Track/51192316_m4zse-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Another unmarked waterfall along the track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192317_ixkwz" title="Another unmarked waterfall along the track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/23-Waterfall/51192317_ixkwz-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Another unmarked waterfall along the track." title="Another unmarked waterfall along the track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:02:04Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/23-Waterfall/51192317_ixkwz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />This is Earland Falls, an 80-meter waterfall. The spray is dense and goes everywhere - after walking through the spray at the base of the falls I was as wet as if I had walked into the fall ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192319_qTVdT" title="This is Earland Falls, an 80-meter waterfall. The spray is dense and goes everywhere - after walking through the spray at the base of the falls I was as wet as if I had walked into the fall ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/23a-Pan-Earland-Falls/51192319_qTVdT-Th.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="This is Earland Falls, an 80-meter waterfall. The spray is dense and goes everywhere - after walking through the spray at the base of the falls I was as wet as if I had walked into the fall ..." title="This is Earland Falls, an 80-meter waterfall. The spray is dense and goes everywhere - after walking through the spray at the base of the falls I was as wet as if I had walked into the fall ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:12:06Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/23a-Pan-Earland-Falls/51192319_qTVdT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Looking back at the Earland falls after another 10 minutes or so along the track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192320_GbGaJ" title="Looking back at the Earland falls after another 10 minutes or so along the track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/24-Earland-Falls/51192320_GbGaJ-Th.jpg" width="79" height="150" alt="Looking back at the Earland falls after another 10 minutes or so along the track." title="Looking back at the Earland falls after another 10 minutes or so along the track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:54:26Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/24-Earland-Falls/51192320_GbGaJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew on the Routeburn Track. Fashion and gear consulting by Cindy and Blob.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192321_QSTPT" title="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. Fashion and gear consulting by Cindy and Blob."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/25-Andrew-on-Routeburn/51192321_QSTPT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="88" alt="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. Fashion and gear consulting by Cindy and Blob." title="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. Fashion and gear consulting by Cindy and Blob." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:36:55Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/25-Andrew-on-Routeburn/51192321_QSTPT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A DoC worker maintaining the track. It was surreal to hear a chainsaw in the midst of this wilderness!</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192322_iFc8P" title="A DoC worker maintaining the track. It was surreal to hear a chainsaw in the midst of this wilderness!"><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/26-DoC-at-work/51192322_iFc8P-Th.jpg" width="93" height="150" alt="A DoC worker maintaining the track. It was surreal to hear a chainsaw in the midst of this wilderness!" title="A DoC worker maintaining the track. It was surreal to hear a chainsaw in the midst of this wilderness!" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:33:38Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/26-DoC-at-work/51192322_iFc8P-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A mountain vista from the track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192324_UyM3B" title="A mountain vista from the track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/27-Routeburn-view/51192324_UyM3B-Th.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="A mountain vista from the track." title="A mountain vista from the track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:32:57Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/27-Routeburn-view/51192324_UyM3B-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Holly and David, at the Mackenzie Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192325_WurZ2" title="Holly and David, at the Mackenzie Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/28-McKenzie-Hut-Friends/51192325_WurZ2-Th.jpg" width="117" height="150" alt="Holly and David, at the Mackenzie Hut." title="Holly and David, at the Mackenzie Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T20:06:44Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/28-McKenzie-Hut-Friends/51192325_WurZ2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew, Chris, Wayne, Holly, and David at the Mackenzie Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192326_5eDiq" title="Andrew, Chris, Wayne, Holly, and David at the Mackenzie Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/29-McKenzie-Hut-Friends/51192326_5eDiq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="78" alt="Andrew, Chris, Wayne, Holly, and David at the Mackenzie Hut." title="Andrew, Chris, Wayne, Holly, and David at the Mackenzie Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:09:06Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/29-McKenzie-Hut-Friends/51192326_5eDiq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Routeburn Track leaving the Mackenzie Hut. Unsurprisingly, it goes up. Steadily.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192327_nQasq" title="The Routeburn Track leaving the Mackenzie Hut. Unsurprisingly, it goes up. Steadily."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/30-Leaving-McKenzie-Hut/51192327_nQasq-Th.jpg" width="116" height="150" alt="The Routeburn Track leaving the Mackenzie Hut. Unsurprisingly, it goes up. Steadily." title="The Routeburn Track leaving the Mackenzie Hut. Unsurprisingly, it goes up. Steadily." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:51:53Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/30-Leaving-McKenzie-Hut/51192327_nQasq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Routeburn Track soon after the Mackenzie Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192328_4qK6y" title="The Routeburn Track soon after the Mackenzie Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/31-Leaving-McKenzie-Hut/51192328_4qK6y-Th.jpg" width="75" height="150" alt="The Routeburn Track soon after the Mackenzie Hut." title="The Routeburn Track soon after the Mackenzie Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:46:34Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/31-Leaving-McKenzie-Hut/51192328_4qK6y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Looking back down on the Mackenzie Hut, visible in the lower-right.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192330_eNCXr" title="Looking back down on the Mackenzie Hut, visible in the lower-right."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/32-Bye-McKenzie-Hut/51192330_eNCXr-Th.jpg" width="150" height="101" alt="Looking back down on the Mackenzie Hut, visible in the lower-right." title="Looking back down on the Mackenzie Hut, visible in the lower-right." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:55:24Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/32-Bye-McKenzie-Hut/51192330_eNCXr-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A final good-bye look at Mackenzie Hut, now left long ago behind and below.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192331_vGZ6Y" title="A final good-bye look at Mackenzie Hut, now left long ago behind and below."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/33-Bye-McKenzie-Hut/51192331_vGZ6Y-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="A final good-bye look at Mackenzie Hut, now left long ago behind and below." title="A final good-bye look at Mackenzie Hut, now left long ago behind and below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:57:14Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/33-Bye-McKenzie-Hut/51192331_vGZ6Y-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The track is blazed with two types of markers: paint blazes on rocks (foreground), and orange poles (background).</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192332_giwid" title="The track is blazed with two types of markers: paint blazes on rocks (foreground), and orange poles (background)."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/34-Track-Up/51192332_giwid-Th.jpg" width="150" height="97" alt="The track is blazed with two types of markers: paint blazes on rocks (foreground), and orange poles (background)." title="The track is blazed with two types of markers: paint blazes on rocks (foreground), and orange poles (background)." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:53:01Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/34-Track-Up/51192332_giwid-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Looking back down at the trail from Mackenzie Hut. After passing through the forest, it crosses the bush line above which no trees grow. You can see the switchbacks carved into the mountai ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192334_5dvDv" title="Looking back down at the trail from Mackenzie Hut. After passing through the forest, it crosses the bush line above which no trees grow. You can see the switchbacks carved into the mountai ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/35-Trail-from-McKenzie-Hut/51192334_5dvDv-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looking back down at the trail from Mackenzie Hut. After passing through the forest, it crosses the bush line above which no trees grow. You can see the switchbacks carved into the mountai ..." title="Looking back down at the trail from Mackenzie Hut. After passing through the forest, it crosses the bush line above which no trees grow. You can see the switchbacks carved into the mountai ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:30:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/35-Trail-from-McKenzie-Hut/51192334_5dvDv-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />From the top of the switchbacks, a first glimpse at the alpine section of the Routeburn Track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192336_jF55j" title="From the top of the switchbacks, a first glimpse at the alpine section of the Routeburn Track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/36-Trail-from-McKenzie-Hut/51192336_jF55j-Th.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="From the top of the switchbacks, a first glimpse at the alpine section of the Routeburn Track." title="From the top of the switchbacks, a first glimpse at the alpine section of the Routeburn Track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:06:43Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/36-Trail-from-McKenzie-Hut/51192336_jF55j-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The start of the alpine section of the Routeburn Track on my second day. The track leaves the rain forest behind and spends most of the day following a breathtaking mountain ridge looking d ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192337_8czDg" title="The start of the alpine section of the Routeburn Track on my second day. The track leaves the rain forest behind and spends most of the day following a breathtaking mountain ridge looking d ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/37-The-Valley/51192337_8czDg-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="The start of the alpine section of the Routeburn Track on my second day. The track leaves the rain forest behind and spends most of the day following a breathtaking mountain ridge looking d ..." title="The start of the alpine section of the Routeburn Track on my second day. The track leaves the rain forest behind and spends most of the day following a breathtaking mountain ridge looking d ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:50:23Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/37-The-Valley/51192337_8czDg-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />My backpack contemplates the scenery. I let it absorb the view while I ate a snack.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192339_XTUzp" title="My backpack contemplates the scenery. I let it absorb the view while I ate a snack."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/38-Backpack-over-valley/51192339_XTUzp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="103" alt="My backpack contemplates the scenery. I let it absorb the view while I ate a snack." title="My backpack contemplates the scenery. I let it absorb the view while I ate a snack." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:06:17Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/38-Backpack-over-valley/51192339_XTUzp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />An unnamed hanging lake over the valley.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192345_ASStR" title="An unnamed hanging lake over the valley."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/39-Lake-over-valley/51192345_ASStR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="78" alt="An unnamed hanging lake over the valley." title="An unnamed hanging lake over the valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:55:00Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/39-Lake-over-valley/51192345_ASStR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A panorama of the view from the alpine section of the Routeburn Track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192347_LGDxx" title="A panorama of the view from the alpine section of the Routeburn Track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/39a-Pan-Routeburn-Vista/51192347_LGDxx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="29" alt="A panorama of the view from the alpine section of the Routeburn Track." title="A panorama of the view from the alpine section of the Routeburn Track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:33:41Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/39a-Pan-Routeburn-Vista/51192347_LGDxx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Mountains from the track.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192351_EGnnT" title="Mountains from the track."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/40-Plant-over-valley/51192351_EGnnT-Th.jpg" width="105" height="150" alt="Mountains from the track." title="Mountains from the track." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:41:09Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/40-Plant-over-valley/51192351_EGnnT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew on the Routeburn Track. After just two days on the track I could already feel myself feeling physically and mentally better than I've felt in a very long time.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192352_xFWC5" title="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. After just two days on the track I could already feel myself feeling physically and mentally better than I've felt in a very long time."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/41-Trail-dude/51192352_xFWC5-Th.jpg" width="121" height="150" alt="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. After just two days on the track I could already feel myself feeling physically and mentally better than I've felt in a very long time." title="Andrew on the Routeburn Track. After just two days on the track I could already feel myself feeling physically and mentally better than I've felt in a very long time." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:50:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/41-Trail-dude/51192352_xFWC5-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />You can see the track in middle-left as it winds along the ridgeline.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192355_VbrM7" title="You can see the track in middle-left as it winds along the ridgeline."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/42-Alpine-trail/51192355_VbrM7-Th.jpg" width="150" height="92" alt="You can see the track in middle-left as it winds along the ridgeline." title="You can see the track in middle-left as it winds along the ridgeline." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:48:14Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/42-Alpine-trail/51192355_VbrM7-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192357_TEcBz" title="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/43-Lake-Harris/51192357_TEcBz-Th.jpg" width="150" height="110" alt="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle." title="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:58:16Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/43-Lake-Harris/51192357_TEcBz-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle. This is a view from halfway up Conical Hill. You get up Conical Hill by taking a side spur from the main track. The spur is mostly a 30-minute hands-a ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192359_Fr7VN" title="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle. This is a view from halfway up Conical Hill. You get up Conical Hill by taking a side spur from the main track. The spur is mostly a 30-minute hands-a ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/44-Lake-Harris/51192359_Fr7VN-Th.jpg" width="150" height="75" alt="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle. This is a view from halfway up Conical Hill. You get up Conical Hill by taking a side spur from the main track. The spur is mostly a 30-minute hands-a ..." title="Lake Harris, near the Harris Saddle. This is a view from halfway up Conical Hill. You get up Conical Hill by taking a side spur from the main track. The spur is mostly a 30-minute hands-a ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:04:58Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/44-Lake-Harris/51192359_Fr7VN-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A pan of Lake Harris.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192360_Y28Jw" title="A pan of Lake Harris."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/44a-Pan-Lake-Harris/51192360_Y28Jw-Th.jpg" width="150" height="48" alt="A pan of Lake Harris." title="A pan of Lake Harris." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:59:56Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/44a-Pan-Lake-Harris/51192360_Y28Jw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Snowfight! Jessie found a patch of snow and couldn't resist.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192365_4paHJ" title="Snowfight! Jessie found a patch of snow and couldn't resist."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/45-Snowfight-Conical-Hill/51192365_4paHJ-Th.jpg" width="115" height="150" alt="Snowfight! Jessie found a patch of snow and couldn't resist." title="Snowfight! Jessie found a patch of snow and couldn't resist." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:04:46Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/45-Snowfight-Conical-Hill/51192365_4paHJ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew at the top of Conical Hill.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192367_bMq2T" title="Andrew at the top of Conical Hill."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/46-Andrew-and-mountain/51192367_bMq2T-Th.jpg" width="114" height="150" alt="Andrew at the top of Conical Hill." title="Andrew at the top of Conical Hill." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:44:26Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/46-Andrew-and-mountain/51192367_bMq2T-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Looking out from the top of Conical Hill. Up there, you feel like you can see forever.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192368_NyVMB" title="Looking out from the top of Conical Hill. Up there, you feel like you can see forever."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/47-Lake-over-valley/51192368_NyVMB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="71" alt="Looking out from the top of Conical Hill. Up there, you feel like you can see forever." title="Looking out from the top of Conical Hill. Up there, you feel like you can see forever." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:50:21Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/47-Lake-over-valley/51192368_NyVMB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A view from the top of Conical Hill.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192370_VCRK6" title="A view from the top of Conical Hill."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/48-Snowy-mountain/51192370_VCRK6-Th.jpg" width="150" height="127" alt="A view from the top of Conical Hill." title="A view from the top of Conical Hill." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:41:56Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/48-Snowy-mountain/51192370_VCRK6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Lake Harris from the top of Conical Hill. You can see a near section of the track marked by blazes in the bottom center, and then another section curving around the top of the lake near the ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192372_ECjyU" title="Lake Harris from the top of Conical Hill. You can see a near section of the track marked by blazes in the bottom center, and then another section curving around the top of the lake near the ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/49-Lake-Harris-from-above/51192372_ECjyU-Th.jpg" width="150" height="104" alt="Lake Harris from the top of Conical Hill. You can see a near section of the track marked by blazes in the bottom center, and then another section curving around the top of the lake near the ..." title="Lake Harris from the top of Conical Hill. You can see a near section of the track marked by blazes in the bottom center, and then another section curving around the top of the lake near the ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:49:49Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/49-Lake-Harris-from-above/51192372_ECjyU-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Looking down on the Harris Shelter from the spur track up Conical Hill. The shelter is an emergency refuge when the weather turns dangerous, and is otherwise just a convenient place to stop ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192374_7yNCx" title="Looking down on the Harris Shelter from the spur track up Conical Hill. The shelter is an emergency refuge when the weather turns dangerous, and is otherwise just a convenient place to stop ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/50-Harris-Shelter/51192374_7yNCx-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Looking down on the Harris Shelter from the spur track up Conical Hill. The shelter is an emergency refuge when the weather turns dangerous, and is otherwise just a convenient place to stop ..." title="Looking down on the Harris Shelter from the spur track up Conical Hill. The shelter is an emergency refuge when the weather turns dangerous, and is otherwise just a convenient place to stop ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:59:59Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/50-Harris-Shelter/51192374_7yNCx-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A look at Harris Valley, carved by the Route Burn as it flows out of Lake Harris.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192375_m366n" title="A look at Harris Valley, carved by the Route Burn as it flows out of Lake Harris."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/51-Harris-Valley/51192375_m366n-Th.jpg" width="101" height="150" alt="A look at Harris Valley, carved by the Route Burn as it flows out of Lake Harris." title="A look at Harris Valley, carved by the Route Burn as it flows out of Lake Harris." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:28:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/51-Harris-Valley/51192375_m366n-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Route Burn snaking its way down the valley.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192377_N48je" title="The Route Burn snaking its way down the valley."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/52-Harris-Flow/51192377_N48je-Th.jpg" width="98" height="150" alt="The Route Burn snaking its way down the valley." title="The Route Burn snaking its way down the valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:58:30Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/52-Harris-Flow/51192377_N48je-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Harris Valley.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192380_rPh7C" title="Harris Valley."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/53-Harris-Valley-View/51192380_rPh7C-Th.jpg" width="150" height="80" alt="Harris Valley." title="Harris Valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:52:00Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/53-Harris-Valley-View/51192380_rPh7C-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />My first view of Routeburn Falls Hut, positioned just after two waterfalls on the Route Burn, with a commanding view of the valley below. Each day when I caught sight of that evening's hut ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192383_zgXzD" title="My first view of Routeburn Falls Hut, positioned just after two waterfalls on the Route Burn, with a commanding view of the valley below. Each day when I caught sight of that evening's hut ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/54-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192383_zgXzD-Th.jpg" width="150" height="96" alt="My first view of Routeburn Falls Hut, positioned just after two waterfalls on the Route Burn, with a commanding view of the valley below. Each day when I caught sight of that evening's hut ..." title="My first view of Routeburn Falls Hut, positioned just after two waterfalls on the Route Burn, with a commanding view of the valley below. Each day when I caught sight of that evening's hut ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:57:48Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/54-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192383_zgXzD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />One of the waterfalls splashing in just behind Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192386_c8Cou" title="One of the waterfalls splashing in just behind Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/55-Routeburn-waterfall/51192386_c8Cou-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="One of the waterfalls splashing in just behind Routeburn Falls Hut." title="One of the waterfalls splashing in just behind Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T15:05:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/55-Routeburn-waterfall/51192386_c8Cou-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Wayne making tea at Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192390_gyFGw" title="Wayne making tea at Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/56-Wayne-making-dinner/51192390_gyFGw-Th.jpg" width="83" height="150" alt="Wayne making tea at Routeburn Falls Hut." title="Wayne making tea at Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:33:34Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/56-Wayne-making-dinner/51192390_gyFGw-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Chris having a snack at Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192392_FCVe6" title="Chris having a snack at Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/57-Chris-nibbling/51192392_FCVe6-Th.jpg" width="97" height="150" alt="Chris having a snack at Routeburn Falls Hut." title="Chris having a snack at Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:20:13Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/57-Chris-nibbling/51192392_FCVe6-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />People eating at Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192394_9e8gZ" title="People eating at Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/58-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192394_9e8gZ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="70" alt="People eating at Routeburn Falls Hut." title="People eating at Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:12:29Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/58-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192394_9e8gZ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The view from burners at Routeburn Falls Hut. The eating area is just below, and the giant windows look out on the moutains and valleys below. If the hut had been designed with endless mon ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192396_4ynfd" title="The view from burners at Routeburn Falls Hut. The eating area is just below, and the giant windows look out on the moutains and valleys below. If the hut had been designed with endless mon ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/59-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192396_4ynfd-Th.jpg" width="150" height="145" alt="The view from burners at Routeburn Falls Hut. The eating area is just below, and the giant windows look out on the moutains and valleys below. If the hut had been designed with endless mon ..." title="The view from burners at Routeburn Falls Hut. The eating area is just below, and the giant windows look out on the moutains and valleys below. If the hut had been designed with endless mon ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T11:55:23Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/59-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192396_4ynfd-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Jackie and Jonnie at Routburn Falls Hut, though those probably aren't their names. We agreed within seconds of meeting that we would tell each other nothing of our real lives, but instead o ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192398_V5HUA" title="Jackie and Jonnie at Routburn Falls Hut, though those probably aren't their names. We agreed within seconds of meeting that we would tell each other nothing of our real lives, but instead o ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/60-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192398_V5HUA-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Jackie and Jonnie at Routburn Falls Hut, though those probably aren't their names. We agreed within seconds of meeting that we would tell each other nothing of our real lives, but instead o ..." title="Jackie and Jonnie at Routburn Falls Hut, though those probably aren't their names. We agreed within seconds of meeting that we would tell each other nothing of our real lives, but instead o ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:40:36Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/60-Routeburn-Falls-Hut/51192398_V5HUA-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Sunset from the Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192402_WEefp" title="Sunset from the Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/61-Night-at-Routeburn-Falls/51192402_WEefp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="93" alt="Sunset from the Routeburn Falls Hut." title="Sunset from the Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T19:41:16Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/61-Night-at-Routeburn-Falls/51192402_WEefp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Doug at Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192408_JyeFD" title="Doug at Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/62-Doug/51192408_JyeFD-Th.jpg" width="118" height="150" alt="Doug at Routeburn Falls Hut." title="Doug at Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:04:36Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/62-Doug/51192408_JyeFD-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut at the start of my third day. It was raining. A lot. The trail was wet. And muddy.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192411_StCox" title="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut at the start of my third day. It was raining. A lot. The trail was wet. And muddy."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/63-Leaving-Routeburn-Falls/51192411_StCox-Th.jpg" width="90" height="150" alt="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut at the start of my third day. It was raining. A lot. The trail was wet. And muddy." title="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut at the start of my third day. It was raining. A lot. The trail was wet. And muddy." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:37:49Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/63-Leaving-Routeburn-Falls/51192411_StCox-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192414_ooUuu" title="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/64-Leaving-Routeburn-Falls/51192414_ooUuu-Th.jpg" width="88" height="150" alt="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut." title="The trail out of Routeburn Falls Hut." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:44:24Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/64-Leaving-Routeburn-Falls/51192414_ooUuu-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Big Slip. When you add too much rain to a densely-forested mountain, you get a slip. The trees lose root and start to crash down, picking up more trees in a chain reaction. When a hug ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192419_9GErn" title="The Big Slip. When you add too much rain to a densely-forested mountain, you get a slip. The trees lose root and start to crash down, picking up more trees in a chain reaction. When a hug ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/65-The-Big-Slip/51192419_9GErn-Th.jpg" width="150" height="86" alt="The Big Slip. When you add too much rain to a densely-forested mountain, you get a slip. The trees lose root and start to crash down, picking up more trees in a chain reaction. When a hug ..." title="The Big Slip. When you add too much rain to a densely-forested mountain, you get a slip. The trees lose root and start to crash down, picking up more trees in a chain reaction. When a hug ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:35:39Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/65-The-Big-Slip/51192419_9GErn-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A view from the Big Slip of the valley below.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192424_uF56m" title="A view from the Big Slip of the valley below."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/66-From-The-Big-Slip/51192424_uF56m-Th.jpg" width="150" height="79" alt="A view from the Big Slip of the valley below." title="A view from the Big Slip of the valley below." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:00:55Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/66-From-The-Big-Slip/51192424_uF56m-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Another view of the valley from the Big Slip.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192429_bpmDK" title="Another view of the valley from the Big Slip."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/67-From-The-Big-Slip/51192429_bpmDK-Th.jpg" width="150" height="74" alt="Another view of the valley from the Big Slip." title="Another view of the valley from the Big Slip." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:01:24Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/67-From-The-Big-Slip/51192429_bpmDK-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A swingbridge across a chasm. Anchored at both ends, this is just wide enough for one person. It's called a swingbridge because it does! There's no reinforcement to prevent swaying, so th ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192431_MeQi3" title="A swingbridge across a chasm. Anchored at both ends, this is just wide enough for one person. It's called a swingbridge because it does! There's no reinforcement to prevent swaying, so th ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/68-Emily-Creek-Swingbridge/51192431_MeQi3-Th.jpg" width="74" height="150" alt="A swingbridge across a chasm. Anchored at both ends, this is just wide enough for one person. It's called a swingbridge because it does! There's no reinforcement to prevent swaying, so th ..." title="A swingbridge across a chasm. Anchored at both ends, this is just wide enough for one person. It's called a swingbridge because it does! There's no reinforcement to prevent swaying, so th ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T14:05:47Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/68-Emily-Creek-Swingbridge/51192431_MeQi3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />A little panorama of the valley cut by the Route Burn.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192438_tdBzp" title="A little panorama of the valley cut by the Route Burn."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/68a-Pan-View-From-Slip/51192438_tdBzp-Th.jpg" width="150" height="87" alt="A little panorama of the valley cut by the Route Burn." title="A little panorama of the valley cut by the Route Burn." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:13:46Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/68a-Pan-View-From-Slip/51192438_tdBzp-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Another view of the valley.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192444_8FvEB" title="Another view of the valley."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/69-On-the-valley/51192444_8FvEB-Th.jpg" width="150" height="95" alt="Another view of the valley." title="Another view of the valley." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T16:00:39Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/69-On-the-valley/51192444_8FvEB-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Andrew at the end of a very wet day of hiking! Because I had packed according to the Cindy Plan (put your things inside garbage bags when you put them in the pack), the garbage bag over my ...</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192446_ShP5U" title="Andrew at the end of a very wet day of hiking! Because I had packed according to the Cindy Plan (put your things inside garbage bags when you put them in the pack), the garbage bag over my ..."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/70-At-the-shelter/51192446_ShP5U-Th.jpg" width="100" height="150" alt="Andrew at the end of a very wet day of hiking! Because I had packed according to the Cindy Plan (put your things inside garbage bags when you put them in the pack), the garbage bag over my ..." title="Andrew at the end of a very wet day of hiking! Because I had packed according to the Cindy Plan (put your things inside garbage bags when you put them in the pack), the garbage bag over my ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-21T15:55:54Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/70-At-the-shelter/51192446_ShP5U-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />The Routeburn Shelter was our ending point, and a welcome shelter from the rain. Revel and Alina are repacking their gear.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192449_gtqJM" title="The Routeburn Shelter was our ending point, and a welcome shelter from the rain. Revel and Alina are repacking their gear."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/71-At-the-shelter/51192449_gtqJM-Th.jpg" width="150" height="109" alt="The Routeburn Shelter was our ending point, and a welcome shelter from the rain. Revel and Alina are repacking their gear." title="The Routeburn Shelter was our ending point, and a welcome shelter from the rain. Revel and Alina are repacking their gear." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T12:21:15Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/71-At-the-shelter/51192449_gtqJM-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com">andrewg</a><br />Hanging out at the Routeburn Shelter, staying out of the endless rain and waiting for the bus to pick us up.</p><p><a href="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/1100388_nq5i8#51192451_qLb68" title="Hanging out at the Routeburn Shelter, staying out of the endless rain and waiting for the bus to pick us up."><img src="http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/72-At-the-shelter/51192451_qLb68-Th.jpg" width="150" height="78" alt="Hanging out at the Routeburn Shelter, staying out of the endless rain and waiting for the bus to pick us up." title="Hanging out at the Routeburn Shelter, staying out of the endless rain and waiting for the bus to pick us up." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-05T13:45:52Z andrewg http://andrewg.smugmug.com http://andrewg.smugmug.com/Vacation/2-The-Routeburn-Track/72-At-the-shelter/51192451_qLb68-Th.jpg