I'm just amazed, in awe, swimming in nature concentrate..... I don't know how to describe the incredible beauty at Mt. Cook. I'll write more later because I want to take more time to describe the area.
Mt Cook
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View from my room - not a painting. So fortunate to have decent weather too. Yes, this was a splurge.
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Boat rides and hikes. Spectacular scenery. Glacier water and icebergs. Amazing cloud formations and weather changes - too much to absorb.
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I went on a Mt Cook Ski Plane ride and landed on a glacier. Absolutely breathtaking!!!
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Standing on a glacier in Westland Tai Putinit National Park.
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Walking on a glacier on top of a mountain after landing there by a ski-plane. Incredible! Mt Cook, New Zealand.
Mt Cook ski-plane ride, New Zealand. Stunning and frightening