spoltopia

Splake = male brook trout + female lake trout, Spolt = Sparks + Holt

30 November, 2012

Te Kinga (1204m)

 Te Kinga is a moderate day hike east of Greymouth, adjacent to Lake Brunner.

 View of Lake Brunner from the first viewing platform. 

 Summit of Te Kinga looking south toward the Southern Alps.

Summit of Te Kinga looking west over Lake Brunner to the Pacific Ocean. 

29 November, 2012

Hobbit Red Carpet


 

Just me and 100,000 mates greeting Peter, Bilbo and the dwarves for an Opening Night stroll along Courtney Place (Embassy Theatre is at the left side of the panorama).

25 November, 2012

Kapakapanui (1102m)

Clouds at the top mean no pic, but still logging it: just under 12k circuit with 3100-plus feet of altitude gain in 4 1/2 hours. The knees are a bit sore.