Coldwater Hut

First Night luxury:
Steaks cooked in a WOK(!)
...over an open fire, washed down with Red Wine.
(We earned it, having lugging our packs
all of 10 metres from the Jetty.)

Jake's Mate

Next Morning Jake made friends with a Kea

Mt Travers

From the main track, just below the Hopeless Creek

Wednesday

The southerly dumped snow on the hills,
view from the Upper Travers Hut

Upper Travers Hut

... dinner by lamp light
underneath the drying clothes.

Above the Top Hut

Nelson scrambles around
looking for insects.

Above the Top Hut

The rest of the party come up
from the Hut, aiming for the Saddle.

Mountain Stream

Ranunculus insignis (Korikori)
growing by the headwaters.

Mt Travers

Viewed from the Saddle.
Part of the party are in the
lower righthand corner of the photo.

John Tait Hut

The classic Picture of
Nelson Lakes National Park,
Mt. Cupola in the background.

Boots

... you see,
Murray's a bit of a boot freak ...

Hopeless

This is probably Mt Hopeless ...

Hopeless

... as is this,
or does that describe the
photographer's memory.

Mt Travers

Last view of the Mountain.

Arnst Valley

In the St Arnaud Range.

Lower Valley.

Jake and James moving through
some Beech Forest

Lunch

Stop by the swing bridge.

Lunch

From across the river.

Angelus

Looking up towards Lake Angelus
from across the river.

Travers River

Looking back up the river.

Morning

Early morning at
Lake Head.

Chips 'n Beer

It was interesting what
our priorities were where we
reached civilisation.