Today Cassidy and I decided to do the Rob Roy Glacier Track. To get some good sunset pics we waited until later in the day to start the hike. Turns out the sun was on the other side of the glacier, so it didn't really impact our pics as we'd hoped.
The hike was really nice, though, it didn't impress my mind as the other hikes I've gone on recently have. This is weird because it had some amazing views. A couple months before and it may have been one of my favorites, but up against the hikes around Milford Sound within the last few weeks it just couldn't compare. Your standards change after a while and New Zealand has a way of raising the bar to ridiculous levels.
I did however get to witness an avalanche It was really impressive. I happened to be looking at the glacier when the avalanche happened in that same area. I think I have a gift. It was amazing. Unfortunately, since it was so far away, it was hard to get the full impact of how large and powerful it likely was. I estimate it was a drop of at least 100 feet or more, but you couldn't tell due to it being so far away. Good hike, though, and it was good hanging out with Cassidy for the day.
The hike was really nice, though, it didn't impress my mind as the other hikes I've gone on recently have. This is weird because it had some amazing views. A couple months before and it may have been one of my favorites, but up against the hikes around Milford Sound within the last few weeks it just couldn't compare. Your standards change after a while and New Zealand has a way of raising the bar to ridiculous levels.
I did however get to witness an avalanche It was really impressive. I happened to be looking at the glacier when the avalanche happened in that same area. I think I have a gift. It was amazing. Unfortunately, since it was so far away, it was hard to get the full impact of how large and powerful it likely was. I estimate it was a drop of at least 100 feet or more, but you couldn't tell due to it being so far away. Good hike, though, and it was good hanging out with Cassidy for the day.
It was an hour drive back to the campground and I think we saw cattle on the road about three times during that drive.
Avalanche I saw while at the Rob Roy Glacier. You'll have to excuse the horizontalness of it. I'm told by Weebly staff that there is no way to fix this right now. Turn up the volume for the full effect. At :05 you can hear the impact of the avalanche.