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By: Waterfall Along Haast Pass | Mountain Photographer

Waterfall Along Haast Pass | Mountain Photographer — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 23:27:34 +0000

[...] I took this photo of Thunder Creek Falls a year ago during a drive over Haast Pass, going from Wanaka to Fox Glacier, on the South Island of New Zealand. This impressive 28m waterfall is only about a 5 minute walk from the road through the rain forest. You can read some more about this portion of my trip here. [...]

By: Matt Southerden

Matt Southerden — Tue, 04 Nov 2008 15:12:39 +0000

I’m so envious! Reading these recent posts has brought a flood of memories back from my visit to NZ last year. Your hike through the forest sounds wonderful. I only wish it were like that when my wife and I were there for our honeymoon. We were in Fox for 2 days, and we had torrential downpours the whole time. On our walk up to the glacier, it rained so hard that there were landslides, and the path we walked up vanished into the valley!

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 23:42:15 +0000

Good one Jack, sounds like you’re getting around the place, how’s the rain? Sandflies?

By: Scott B

Scott B — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:25:28 +0000

Oh, boo, hoo. I feel sooo sorry for you having to deal with all that “visual chaos.”
Check out any of the river outlets where they hit the beaches up around Hokitiku (sp?). You can find raw jade – pretty cool.

By: Erik

Erik — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 13:12:40 +0000

Pretty cool Jack! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure. It sounds amazing!!!