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Routeburn and Greenstone Track Day 3

Day 3 - Mackenzie Hut to McKellar Lodge (purple marking) 

Side trip: Key Summit (blue marking)

extensive shrub

moss covered forest

some peaks in Darran Mountains

Earland Falls in the distance

impressive Earland Falls (174m) - upper portion

Earland Falls drop almost onto the track formation - lower portion

spectacular scenes

viewing in a little far distance

track scenes

苔蘚覆蓋高達樹梢

樹林部份為苔蘚覆蓋部份裸露的景觀 也很吸引人

boradwalk guiding to the Lake Howden Hut

picturesque Lake Howden

Side trip to Key Summit (918m)

viewing from the way to Key Summit

a 30 minute loop track (Key Summit Alpine Walk) and a viewpoint

track wanders past tarns, and over extensive sections of boardwalk

extensive frangible area and trampers should walk on the track

 lots beautiful tarns

thick moss covered trees top

distinctive scenes - moss in different colours

track to viewpoint

some peaks in Ailsa Mountains

at viewpoint

snow-covered Mt Christina (2474m) and North Peak (2324m) in Darran Mountains

Lake Marian in the valley

passing Howden Hut, track is along the edge of Lake McKellar

beautiful reflection

McKellar Lodge (Day 3 night)

ABBA - Fernando

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Routeburn and Greenstone Track (Day 2)

Day 2 - Routeburn Falls Hut to Lake Mackenzie Hut (purple marking), side walk : Lake Mackenzie lake side walk (blue marking)

track meanders through wetlands and tussock-covered flats

overnight heavy rain and rain in the morning, water flowing over the path

arriving at Lake Harris

A steep sidle through bluffs above the lake leads to the Harris Saddle

before arriving at Harris Saddle, passing several beautiful and elegant tarns

impressive reflection

Harris Saddle (1255m), the highest points on the track

it becomes in the mist

impressive array of alpine plants

no valley views because of mist but the alpine plants become much more vivid

因霧 失去了峽谷景觀 但高山植物變得更鮮明了 因有了霧氣的滋潤 

brilliant alpine daisy

lots of falls along the way

impressive scenes - dense moss covered frost

樹林為厚厚苔蘚覆蓋的景觀非常迷人

it seems that entering into another world...

moss covered huge rock and plants

Lake Mackenzie Hut (Day 2 night)

Lake Mackenzie lake side walk - Emily Pass Track to the Head of the Lake 

a boardwalk aong the cliffs

lake shore near the camping area

a massive rock split by a long vertical crack

sandy shore of the head of the lake

Day 2's most highlight - Lake Mackenzie

massive chunks of stone are visible piled roughly at the foot of the lake

a beautiful and elegant lake scenes

impressive and charming reflection photoed in the early morning

Richard Clayderman - Ballade pour Adeline致愛德琳的詩一首 (水邊的阿狄麗娜)