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Mt Luxmore Hut

Mt Luxmore Hut

On the Kepler track.   More ▶︎
Murchison Mountains

Murchison Mountains

A late August shot of the snow covered mountains across South Fiord from near the Mt Luxmore hut.   More ▶︎
Great Walks Information

Great Walks Information

The DOC Great Walks are a set of premium tramping tracks throughout New Zealand.   More ▶︎
Luxmore Hut

Luxmore Hut

Luxmore hut... isn't it beautiful. Really cosy and toasty warm inside... best place in the world on a cold, damp ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Popular loop track providing access to the mountains around Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmore in August

Mt Luxmore in August

Taken from Point 1402, good snow conditions made for an easy crossing from Luxmores summit to here via the Eastern ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

Kepler Track between the Hanging Valley & Forest Burn Shelters, Sept 16, 2006   More ▶︎
Bushline

Bushline

November on the Kepler. Forced to return to Control Gates due to snow conditions between Luxmore and Iris Burn Huts.   More ▶︎

Hidden Lakes

Short walk past a series of lakes. Water access only.   More ▶︎

Brod Bay campsite

Campsite in beech forest on the shoreline of Lake Te Anau.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.2

View up the Iris Burn valley, towards Iris Burn Waterfall.   More ▶︎
The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

The Iris Burn Valley Pt.1

View up the valley, Spire Peak on the right, 1112m unnamed peak at extreme left.   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Valley

Iris Burn Valley

A pretty little snow-fed stream in the Iris Burn valley   More ▶︎
Luxmoore saddle

Luxmoore saddle

The ridgeline that the Kepler track hugs before it plunges to the Iris Burn valley below. It was pretty cold ...   More ▶︎
Waiau River

Waiau River

A view up the Waiau River, to what I believe is Cone Peak.   More ▶︎
'Down in the Valley Below..."

'Down in the Valley Below..."

Hanging Valley from the switchbacks above. (Kepler Track)   More ▶︎
Beech Forest

Beech Forest

Ancient, mossy, soaking wet Beech trees on the descent into the Iris Burn valley. My camera lens were wet(... yeah ...   More ▶︎
Hanging Valley Shelter September 18, 2011

Hanging Valley Shelter September 18, 2011

Kinda difficult to use the shelter. Good access to the loo though   More ▶︎
Lakeview Holiday Park, Te Anau

Lakeview Holiday Park, Te Anau

I know it's commercial, but this little beaut is well worth staying in. It's about 5 min walk out of ...   More ▶︎
The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

The track is booked out? Try TrekWatch.net

SMS texts directly to your cellphone when a place becomes available. Free of charge!   More ▶︎

Te Anau

A town on the banks of Lake Te Anau, the South Island's largest lake. The town is close to Fiordland ...   More ▶︎

Hanging Valley Shelter

Murchison Mountains

Murchison Mountains

A view up the valley seperating Mt. Owen and Black Cone, from a point perhaps 30 minutes out of Luxmoore ...   More ▶︎
Kepler Track

Kepler Track

view from the first day of the track, after leaving the bushline behind   More ▶︎
Mt Luxmoore trig

Mt Luxmoore trig

View over Lake Wanaka from Mt Luxmoore trig - a short detour on the Kepler Track. Sometimes what you don't ...   More ▶︎
Walking, hiking, tramping in fjordland

Walking, hiking, tramping in fjordland

“Done”(tick) the Kepler? Tackling the Dusky? . . . . . . . . . . . . also @: https://photos.google.com/?tab=mq&pageId=none&pli=1   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Hut

Iris Burn Hut

Tucked between lakes Manapouri and Te Anau, this Great Walks hut is part of the Kepler Track. Bookings required during ...   More ▶︎
Misty Morning Reflections at Lake Te Anau

Misty Morning Reflections at Lake Te Anau

Its possible to walk from downtown Te Anau to the start of the Kepler track where along the way you ...   More ▶︎
Iris Burn

Iris Burn

This is just down from the waterfall, and basically the first time you see the river, as it descends into ...   More ▶︎
Iris Burn Waterfall

Iris Burn Waterfall

About 15 minutes walk from Iris Burn Hut... and WELL worth it! Spectacular, especially when it has just been snowing ...   More ▶︎