Hiking the iconic Milford Track was our next New Zealand adventure. In a word: WOW. It was four tiring but stunningly gorgeous days. First, we bussed from the town of Te Anau to Te Anau Downs, where there are boats running up Lake Te Anau to Glade Wharf.
This region of NZ, Fjordlands, is notoriously rainy, and we did get spit on a bit as we make the first leg of the hike, and again on Day 3 as we made our way up over Mackinnon Pass. But other than that, we were really pretty lucky with the weather as we hiked along the lovely Clinton River...
...enjoyed the mountain ridges towering around us...
...stayed each night in the basic huts run by the NZ Department of Conservation along this trail...
...saw tons of bird life, including the destructive NZ parrot, the kea...
...walked 33 miles on paths this magical...
...enjoyed views like this (from Mackinnon Pass)...
...crossed a dozen fun, wobbly bridges...
...saw more waterfalls than I could count (including this one, Sutherland Falls, the highest in NZ at 580 meters)...
...and then finally finished the trek at stunning Milford Sound.
So like I said: WOW.
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