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    The ice moves at 1 m/day and takes about 80 years for snow falling at the top to travel to the tail of the glacier.: by ed_loebach, Views[233]
         		 Wait...wasn't there nine of us a minute ago?: by ed_loebach, Views[219]
         		 This pile of rock was deposited after a lake formed in the ice and suddenly burst out.: by ed_loebach, Views[227]
         		 Small waterfall off the rain forest on the sides of the glacial gorge.: by ed_loebach, Views[213]
         		 People in the canyon give you some perspective of size.: by ed_loebach, Views[238]
     
    Such lush foliage in proximity to this huge sheet of ice.: by ed_loebach, Views[198]
         		 View to the next ice-fall: by ed_loebach, Views[195]
         		 Inside the ice-fall...where the ice sheet breaks up falling down a cliff then reforms at the bottom.: by ed_loebach, Views[174]
         		 Semi-cool ice cave...better one coming up.: by ed_loebach, Views[190]
         		 View down the valley.: by ed_loebach, Views[226]
     
    Now, who brought the really big carrot for the nose?: by ed_loebach, Views[209]
         		 Up and over...: by ed_loebach, Views[209]
         		 This tunnel was only 4 days old and they expected it would be gone in 1-2 days.: by ed_loebach, Views[183]
         		 Everyday the guides have to come out and cut new trails because the prior days tours chew it up and the sun and wind melt it away.: by ed_loebach, Views[195]
         		 Looking back down the valley that drains the Franz Josef Glacier.: by ed_loebach, Views[203]
     
    So...why didn't we wait to put on our crampons till after we'd climbed the big pile of rocks?: by ed_loebach, Views[198]
         		 The business end of glaciers are actually pretty dirty...: by ed_loebach, Views[247]
         		 Wouldn't want to be here during a flood.: by ed_loebach, Views[210]
         		 Ty, our guide. He's the one in short sleeves and shorts.: by ed_loebach, Views[203]
         		 This waterfall used to fall onto the glacier.: by ed_loebach, Views[221]
     
    Franz Josef glacier. Named after one of the rulers of Austria.: by ed_loebach, Views[215]
         		 Hiking the rain forest to get to the foot of the glacier.: by ed_loebach, Views[204]
         		 Every rafting shop has a puppy. Apparently glacier hiking shops have kittens.: by ed_loebach, Views[459]
         		 Post-modern philosophy at it's best.: by ed_loebach, Views[300]
         		 The French gal that rented this one wasn't particularly happy with the
     
    Lots of rental companies. These vans were easily identifiable by the vibrant colors and each one had a theme.: by ed_loebach, Views[181]
         		 Rain forest on the west side of the Southern Alps.: by ed_loebach, Views[245]
         		 This guy has the perfect pasture. He was about 20 yards off the beach on the west side of the south island. West of NZ is the Tasman Sea: by ed_loebach, Views[247]
         		 ...and this is what it looks like when you give your camera to someone who doesn't now how to compensate for an under-lit foreground.: by ed_loebach, Views[248]
         		 This is what a good picture of a waterfall looks like...: by ed_loebach, Views[222]
     
    Milky blue water from the glacial silt.: by ed_loebach, Views[299]
         		 Looking west toward the ocean in Haast Pass.: by ed_loebach, Views[228]
         		 Another group that just wanted me in the picture for some reason. These folks were Thai.: by ed_loebach, Views[247]
         		 Lake Hawea: by ed_loebach, Views[274]
         		 Lake Hawea on Haast Pass (prounounced
     
    OK, this is just cool! A fern that grows like a tree. The foliage is 6-8 ft in diameter and I saw some that stood 20-25 ft tall.: by ed_loebach, Views[238]
         		 More waterfalls: by ed_loebach, Views[245]
         		 Fire and ice can carve some great scenery.: by ed_loebach, Views[283]
         		 Handsome guy on the boat. Nice binoculars...: by ed_loebach, Views[273]
         		 Uhhh, Capt? Could we get a bit closer, please?: by ed_loebach, Views[214]
     
    This area normally gets up to 35 ft of rain a year and it rains an average of 200 days a year. It hadn't rained in 10 days prior to this so the waterfalls were a bit anemic.: by ed_loebach, Views[267]
         		 Fur seals...no, no...there, on the rock.: by ed_loebach, Views[249]
         		 Actually, Capt. Cook missed the mouth of Milford Sound (Fiord) FIVE times. I wasn't discovered for 50 years after his last expedition.: by ed_loebach, Views[302]
         		 These may look like rockslide areas but they are actually
         		 Milford Sound is actually a Fiord. Evidently Capt. Cook didn't know the difference when he scouted NZ.: by ed_loebach, Views[232]
     
    They have rivers, too.: by ed_loebach, Views[243]
         		 View down toward Milford sound after passing the tunnel.: by ed_loebach, Views[212]
         		 Waterfall in the glacial valley.: by ed_loebach, Views[287]
         		 Sorry about the crappy picture. The residents of Milford sound hold a foot race up this 1200 m long tunnel...in the winter...naked.: by ed_loebach, Views[247]
         		 Alan and Vera, the tour guides. Alan has lots of great local stories but Vera was nicer to look at.: by ed_loebach, Views[270]
     
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