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  • Glaciers cling to the schist peaks of the Darran Mountains high above Hollyford Valley in Fiordland National Park, as seen from atop Conical Hill, on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3090-94pan_Hollyford-Fiordland.jpg
  • Water storage tanks gather water from the roof of a trampers Hut at Port Craig Village on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Published in 2009 in Sunday Times Travel Magazine, London, UK.
    07NZ_2260_Port-Craig.jpg
  • Okaka Hut provides comfortable private or shared rooms with optional hot shower, on Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In the distance lies Ta Waewae Bay on the South Pacific Ocean. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2145_Okaka-Hut.jpg
  • A small owl known locally as a morepork (Southern Boobook or Ninox novaeseelandiae), hides camouflaged in forest on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2130_Morepork-owl.jpg
  • Tom uses a bucket on a string to retrieve drinking water from a stream beneath a wood bridge on Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2115_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • Natural rock forms honeycomb-like patterns at Takiroa Maori Rock Art site in the Waitaki Valley (2007 photo), South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1182_Takiroa-Maori-Rock-Art.jpg
  • Funny orange-yellow sign with exclamation point ! "CATTLE STOP", on South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZT_122-Cattle-stop-sign-coast.jpg
  • Peaks rise high above Hollyford Valley in Fiordland National Park, as seen from atop Conical Hill, on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3078-79pan_Hollyford-Valley.jpg
  • Snowy peaks rise high above Hollyford Valley in Fiordland National Park, as seen from atop Conical Hill, on the Routeburn Track, South Island, New Zealand. Panorama stitched from 14 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3061-74pan-mod-Hollyford-Valley...jpg
  • Composite flowers bloom on the Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. The aster, daisy, or sunflower family (Asteraceae or Compositae) is the largest family of vascular plants.
    07NZ_3059-daisies.jpg
  • The New Zealand Robin (or Toutouwai, Petroica australis) is a protected species found only in New Zealand. Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3023_robin_NZ-native.jpg
  • Historic Percy Burn Viaduct (36 meters high and 124 meters long) was built for a logging tramway in 1923 and now attracts trampers (hikers) on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Due to lack of sturdy structural lumber from native New Zealand forests, the viaduct was built from Australian hardwood, to support logging trains. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2242_Percy-Burn-Viaduct_36x124m.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_2025_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_2009_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew up to 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_1235_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • Kelp washes up on Koekohe Beach at Moeraki Boulders on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_1224_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • West Matukituki River swing bridge takes you to the Rob Roy Valley track in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1167_West-Matukituki-swing-brid...jpg
  • Hikers are rewarded with a spectacular ice bowl at Crucible Lake (1172 meters or 3844 feet elevation). Crucible Lake still floats big ice bergs in late summer, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. Hiking to Crucible Lake takes at least 8 hours round trip (10 hours with my photography), from Siberia Hut, on a very steep and rooty trail (2300 feet or 700 meters vertical gain). In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_1007-08pan_Crucible-Lake_flower...jpg
  • Sea stacks and a rock arch make a pretty sight in the South Pacific Ocean at Nugget Point, the Catlins, New Zealand. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    07NZ_2077_Nugget-Point.jpg
  • On the way to Siberia airstrip, we fly in a small airplane over Mount Alba (2360 meters elevation) in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0191_Mt-Alba-2360m.jpg
  • Funny sign: Concealed drive sign with black arrow on yellow-orange background, on a highway in New Zealand.
    07NZT_129-concealed-arrow-sign.jpg
  • Routeburn Falls, Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3182_Routeburn-Falls.jpg
  • Mount Xenicus, on the Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3122-Mount-Xenicus_Routeburn-Tr...jpg
  • Waterfall and mossy boulders on the Routeburn Track, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    98NZ-00-01_Routeburn_Waterfall.jpg
  • Mount Balloon (6080 feet) pierces clouds above MacKinnon Pass and the Milford Track, seen from the flanks of Mt. Hart, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. 15 feet of rain per year drenches the area. The Milford Track is a fun 4-day hike, starting from a boat launch on Lake Te Anau, wandering through glaciated valleys and over an alpine pass to Milford Sound, an impressive glacier-carved fiord. You can optionally stay an extra night and tour Milford Sound via a one-day kayak trip. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-03-10-Mackinnon-Pass-Milford-Tr...jpg
  • Mount Balloon (6080 feet) pierces clouds above MacKinnon Pass and the Milford Track, seen from the flanks of Mt. Hart, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. 15 feet of rain per year drenches the area. The Milford Track is a fun 4-day hike, starting from a boat launch on Lake Te Anau, wandering through glaciated valleys and over an alpine pass to Milford Sound, an impressive glacier-carved fiord. You can optionally stay an extra night and tour Milford Sound via a one-day kayak trip. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-03-08-Milford-Track-Mt-Balloon.jpg
  • A hiker on Mackinnon Pass (3520 feet) gazes at Mount Balloon (6080 feet) on the Milford Track, a "Great Walk" in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. The Milford Track is a fun 4-day hike, starting from a boat launch on Lake Te Anau, wandering through glaciated valleys and over an alpine pass to Milford Sound, an impressive glacier-carved fiord. You can optionally stay an extra night and tour Milford Sound via a one-day kayak trip. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-02-36_Mackinnon-Pass_Milford-Tr...jpg
  • A hiker (tramper) crosses a swing bridge on the Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3199_Routeburn-Track.jpg
  • Sunset on Routeburn Flats, Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 3 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3189-91pan_Routeburn-Flats.jpg
  • Mount Xenicus reflects in a mountain pond (tarn) on the Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3124.jpg
  • Tree ferns grow high over the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2261_tree-ferns.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_2006_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • Takiroa Maori Rock Art in the Waitaki Valley (2007 photo), South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1180_Takiroa-Maori-Rock-Art.jpg
  • A waterfall plunges in Rob Roy Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1119_Rob-Roy-Valley.jpg
  • A hiker rests on a bench admiring water falling from an ice cap in Rob Roy Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. (Self portrait.) In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1108_Rob-Roy-Glacier.jpg
  • A tramper (hiker) ascends muddy beech forest above Tripod Hill towards Centre Pass, on the Dusky Sound Track, Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-01-34-Tripod-Hill_Dusky.jpg
  • Lake Harris, and Mount Xenicus, on the Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3043-44pan_Lake-Harris.jpg
  • Curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2151_Hump-Ridge-outcrop_Lake-Po...jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_1190_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • Sheep graze under the Southern Alps in Matukituki Valley, near Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_1079-80pan_Matukituki-Valley-2.jpg
  • A small yellow Skywagon airplane takes off from Siberia Valley airstrip in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0229_Siberia-Valley.jpg
  • A lichen-covered beech tree grows tall on Lake Mackenzie in Fiordland National Park, along the Routeburn Track, in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    98NZ-11-04_Routeburn-beech-Lake-Mack...jpg
  • Old weathered blue door in stone house at Clyde, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_3218_door-weathered_Clyde.jpg
  • Harris Saddle day shelter, Routeburn Track, on the border between Fiordland and Mount Aspiring National Parks, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3058_Harris-Saddle.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves break on a beach along the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3001_Blowholes-Beach.jpg
  • Historic Edwin Burn Viaduct, built for a logging tramway in 1916, now attracts hikers (trampers) on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Due to lack of sturdy structural lumber from native New Zealand forests, the viaduct was built from Australian hardwood to support logging trains. Published in 2009 in Sunday Times Travel Magazine, London, UK.
    07NZ_2233_Edwin-Burn-Viaduct.jpg
  • See the sun rise through orange, pink, and magenta clouds over the South Pacific Ocean, from a boardwalk atop the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2202_sunrise_Ta-Waewae-Bay.jpg
  • Tom walks a boardwalk on Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2110_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • The South Pacific Ocean makes waves onto a beach at Florence Hill Lookout, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2088_beach_Florence-Hill-Lookou...jpg
  • Kelp swirls around a sea stack rock in the South Pacific Ocean offshore from Nugget Point, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2074_Nugget-Point.jpg
  • Purakaunui Falls, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images.
    07NZ_2061-62pan_Purakaunui-Falls.jpg
  • Purakaunui Falls, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    07NZ_2042_Purakaunui-Falls.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_1257_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_1237_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • Glaciers melt a myriad of streams into Rob Roy Valley, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1165_Rob-Roy-Valley.jpg
  • Glaciers melt a myriad of streams into Rob Roy Valley, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1115_Rob-Roy-Glacier.jpg
  • The mischievous kea (Nestor notabilis), the world's only alpine parrot, is native to South Island, New Zealand. The bird is mostly olive-green with brilliant orange under its wings.  Rob Roy Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1104-Kea-parrot.jpg
  • See Siberia Stream on the "Siberia Experience" hike in Mount Aspiring National Park, in the Southern Alps, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1043_Siberia-Valley.jpg
  • A small yellow Skywagon airplane drops off a hiker at Siberia Valley airstrip in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0225_Siberia-Valley.jpg
  • From a small airplane we see Siberia Valley enclosed by snowy peaks in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0219_flightsee-alps.jpg
  • Aerial view of Mount Alba (2360 meters elevation) and the ice filled bowl of Crucible Lake in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. A terminal moraine dams the cirque which was carved by glaciers. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0196_Mt-Alba-2360m.jpg
  • Sheep lick salt in fields of the Rees Valley near peaks of the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3211_Rees-Valley-sheep-peaks.jpg
  • Carol ascends boardwalk steps in a lush lichen-covered dwarf forest on Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. For licensing options, please inquire.
    07NZ_2230_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • See forest wilderness on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010.
    07NZ_2155_Fiordland-NP_Lake-Poterite...jpg
  • A steep, rooty, scenic hike ascends Crucible Stream Valley through forest wilderness to alpine Crucible Lake in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. For licensing options, please inquire.
    07NZ_0247_Crucible-Stream.jpg
  • Hikers admire magnificent Sutherland Falls which plunges 1904 feet or 580 meters in three tiers, on the Milford Track, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-03-15_Sutherland-Falls-Milford-...jpg
  • Mount Balloon (6080 feet) pierces clouds above MacKinnon Pass and the Milford Track, seen from the flanks of Mt. Hart, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. 15 feet of rain per year drenches the area. The Milford Track is a fun 4-day hike, starting from a boat launch on Lake Te Anau, wandering through glaciated valleys and over an alpine pass to Milford Sound, an impressive glacier-carved fiord. You can optionally stay an extra night and tour Milford Sound via a one-day kayak trip. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    81NZ-03-03-Mackinnon-Pass-Milford-Tr...jpg
  • Lake Harris, and Mount Xenicus, on the Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3147-51pan_Lake-Harris_Routebur...jpg
  • The Routeburn Track cuts through the pass of Harris Saddle at the base of Ocean Peak (right, 1848 meters) to forested Hollyford Valley in Fiordland National Park on the right. The view from Conical Hill includes Mount Xenicus (left, 1912 meters elevation) and Harris Lake in Mount Aspiring National Park in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3084_88pan_Routeburn-Track_Lake...jpg
  • White gentian flowers bloom on the Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3030_white-flowers.jpg
  • Routeburn Falls, on the Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3029_Routeburn-Falls.jpg
  • Routeburn Flats, Routeburn Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_3026-27pan-Routeburn-Flats.jpg
  • A stream flows through a lush forest on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2265_stream.jpg
  • Sunset illuminates the boardwalk through curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Sandstone and mudstone comprises the craggy rocks. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 4 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_2176-79pan_Tors-tarns.jpg
  • Tree branches make a fractal pattern on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2120_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • The South Pacific Ocean sweeps across sea stack rocks at Nugget Point, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2082_Nugget-Point.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone. For licensing options, please inquire.
    07NZ_1217_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_1198_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • Ranunculus lyallii, also known as the Mount Cook Lily, is a flower in the Buttercup family. A steep, rooty, scenic hike ascends Crucible Stream Valley through forest wilderness to alpine Crucible Lake in the Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_0253-Ranunculus-lyallii_Butterc...jpg
  • Hikers must cross Siberia Stream to reach Siberia Hut from the airstrip in Siberia Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. For licensing options, please inquire.
    07NZ_0237_Siberia-Valley.jpg
  • The mischievous kea (Nestor notabilis), the world's only alpine parrot, is native to South Island, New Zealand. The bird is mostly olive-green with brilliant orange under its wings.
    98NZ-14-21-Kea-alpine-parrot.jpg
  • Misty rain falls on Lake Harris and Mount Xenicus on the Routeburn Track, Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    98NZ-11-21-Lake-Harris-mist.jpg
  • South Island, NEW ZEALAND: A day hiker crosses Matukituki River swing bridge beneath rocky peaks of the Southern Alps. Published in Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings November/December 2002. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    98NZ-07-33_Matukituki-River-Swing-br...jpg
  • New Zealand fur seal, on the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3007_New-Zealand-Fur-Seal.jpg
  • Sunrise illuminates the curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Published in "Light Travel: Photography on the Go" book by Tom Dempsey 2009, 2010. Panorama stitched from 5 overlapping images.
    07NZ_2212-16pan-tors-tarns-sunrise.jpg
  • Sunset brightens clouds above the curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 2 overlapping images. Rock silhouettes at dusk.
    07NZ_2193-94pan.jpg
  • Sunset illuminates the boardwalk through curious tors and tarns (crags and ponds) on Hump Ridge, a track (trail) for trampers (hikers and trekkers) in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. Sandstone and mudstone comprises the craggy rocks. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2180_Tors-sandstone-mudstone_ta...jpg
  • See the South Pacific Ocean from atop the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. Panorama stitched from 6 overlapping photos.
    07NZ_2133-38pan-Te-Waewae-Bay.jpg
  • See the South Pacific Ocean from atop the Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2122_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • A wooden bridge crosses a stream on Tuatapere Hump Ridge Track, in Fiordland National Park, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_2111_Hump-Ridge-Track.jpg
  • The South Pacific Ocean carved Cathedral Caves from the coast of the Catlins, on South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2092_Cathedral-Caves.jpg
  • The South Pacific Ocean carved Cathedral Caves from the coast of the Catlins, on South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2090_Cathedral-Caves.jpg
  • Kelp swirls around a sea stack rock in the South Pacific Ocean offshore from Nugget Point, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2076_Nugget-Point.jpg
  • South Pacific Ocean waves released the spherical Moeraki Boulders onto Koekohe Beach, between Moeraki and Hampden on the Otago coast, South Island, New Zealand. These ancient concretions grew 2 meters (6 feet) in diameter over 4 to 5.5 million years from marine mud (Moeraki Formation mudstone) near the surface of the Paleocene sea floor.  After the concretions formed, large cracks (septaria) formed and filled with brown calcite, yellow calcite, and small amounts of dolomite and quartz when a drop in sea level allowed fresh groundwater to flow through the enclosing mudstone.
    07NZ_2002_Moeraki-Boulders.jpg
  • A hiker in a field of yellow flowers admires water falling from an ice cap in Rob Roy Valley, Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_1131_Rob-Roy-Glacier.jpg
  • Fiordland National Park, NEW ZEALAND: Milford Sound is a beautiful, deeply carved fjord. In geography, a "sound" is a large sea or ocean inlet (larger than a bay), but a fiord (or fjord) is a narrow sea inlet that was carved by glacier. Published in May/June 2004 Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club Outings.
    98NZ-14-04_Milford-Sound.jpg
  • Favorite parks, tracks (trails), and sights are labelled on this small relief map of South Island, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu – South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    NEW-ZEALAND-South-Island-map.jpg
  • Old weathered wood door with red orange frame and arched window top enters a stone wall at Clyde, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_3216_door-weathered_Clyde.jpg
  • Routeburn Falls, on the Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
    07NZ_3185_Routeburn-Falls.jpg
  • The South Pacific Ocean sweeps across sea stack rocks at Nugget Point, in the Catlins District, South Island, New Zealand.
    07NZ_2080_Nugget-Point.jpg
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