• The wintry view from Sealy Tarns towards Aoraki / Mt Cook
  • The Red Tarns are accessed via an hour and a bit climb from Aoraki / Mt Cook village
  • In summer the lupin flowers blooming along the hydro canals of the Mackenzie Basin are a treat for the eye
  • When State Highway 8 comes alongside Lake Pukaki the first sight of its glacial blue water is almost too difficult to believe
  • The rising sun creates strong light contrasts on the Southern Alps
  • Dusk at Lake Heron brings out and intense crimson hue in the sky
  • Lupin flowers line the Pukaki Canal in the Mackenzie Basin
  • Mueller Lake, Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park, with moonlight starting to take over from sunlight
  • North-westerly conditions can often produce fiery sunsets over the eastern past of the South Island
  • Wind-formed snow patterns on the Tasman Glacier have a passing resemblance to stucco!
  • A rainbow forms as the morning sun lights up Aoraki-Mt Cook National Park
  • An aerial view of the Two Thumb Range and Lake Tekapo, Mackenzie Basin
  • For a brief minute or two the wind stops, the lake goes still, and Aoraki-Mt Cook reflects perfectly in Lake Pukaki
  • A fresh winter coat of snow drapes the mountains surrounding Lake Heron, Canterbury
  • Nor'wester storms can quickly transform Canterbury's alpine lakes, including Lake Pukaki, from placid calmness to raging surf
  • State Highway 80 and Aoraki-Mt Cook (3,724m) after a fresh dump of snow
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