A spent a few days exploring the Matukituki Valley near Wanaka, checking out Rob Roy Glacier and then heading further up the valley to camp for a few nights before day hiking up to Cascade Saddle and another trail that had a nice view of Mt Aspiring.
Looking back down the Matukituki Valley
Interesting geology on the way up to Cascade Saddle
Mt Aspiring
View from Cascade Saddle
Sheer cliffs below Rob Roy Glacier
Waterfalls streaming off Rob Roy Glacier
Green hills from the trailhead
Mt Aspiring poking through the clouds
The icy rim of Matukituki Valley
Mt Aspiring
Mt Aspiring
Lake Wanaka, seen from the town of Wanaka
Rob Roy Glacier
Serac on the edge of Rob Roy Glacier
Looking down the Matukituki Valley
Dart Glacier from Cascade Saddle
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