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Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height since 2014 is listed as 3,724 metres, down from 3,764 m before December 1991, due to a rockslide and subsequent erosion. It lies in the Southern Alps, the mountain range which runs the length of the South Island.
Well, I'm back from Timaru and the Mackenzie Country now. Actually, I got back late last night and pretty much just fell into bed and slept until after lunch time because I was so tired!
I had a wonderful weekend, celebrating some more birthdayness with friends, doing things like building an awesome sandcastle, going to a fundraising dinner, listening to live jazz and going out on the town and dancing until 2. Yesterday was lots of fun too, driving out to Lake Pukaki to do a photoshoot with Han and T (photos posted soon!), having a picnic lunch beside Lake Alexandrina and then soaking in the hot pools at Tekapo. Unfortunately I got really badly burnt and currently resemble a lobster, which is really rather painful.
This is Lake Pukaki with Mount Cook in the distance which I photographed while waiting for Han and T to change into their dresses =)
A rare clear view
"Aoraki / Mount Cook is the highest mountain in New Zealand. Its height since 2014 is listed as 3,724 metres (12,218 feet)"
L'Aoraki/mont Cook est le point culminant de la Nouvelle-Zélande. Il fait partie des Alpes du Sud et culmine à 3 724 mètres d'altitude, au-dessus du glacier Tasman. Il se situe dans le parc national Aoraki/Mount Cook. Son nom combine depuis 1998 celui de la légende māori et celui rendant hommage à James Cook. Le sommet est gravi pour la première fois en 1894 par Tom Fyfe, George Graham et Jack Clarke. (Wikipedia)
Being "up" felt good. The near side of that canyon was the route, and it was very unstable. There was a sign down near the bottom saying that this was no place for horses and that looked like good advice. Not much of a place for people either, the trail was sketchy at best.
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June 11, 2016: Touring Cooks Mesa
High Dynamic Range - HDR
Two days ago there was almost 2 feet of snow in the park, 75 degrees yesterday, 65 today.
In late afternoon at the end of May, we crossed over to Wellington through the Cook Strait. It was cold and windy, but almost cloudless. Of all the passengers, I was the only one who stayed on the upper deck until the end. Although the wind and cold bothered me, I still enjoyed the slow approach to the North Island and the arrival in Wellington.
A snowy afternoon in the Gorge. The afternoon of December 27th provided some good action on the BNSF Fallbridge Sub, with five trains traversing the line along the massive Columbia River. Around the Cascades there was still some decent snow on the ground from the weeks storms.
The westbound G-MURTAC holds the main as it passes through Cook.
A cook prepares food in a restaurant in New York City. Image was made in 2007.
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一個廚師在準備食物。 2007年在紐約市拍的。
This and the next two are photos I shot on film in Marrakesh, Morocco a good couple of years ago. Print available on my redbubble page.
Melbourne. Cooks' Cottage today with 40 urban sketchers an lots of tourists.
UK 1740's cottage lived in by Captain James Cook's parents (and maybe by him) . Dismantled and shipped to Australia for Victoria's anniversary in 1934.
watercolour pencil.
Nothing remarkable about this picture but I uploaded it as a final signing off for 40039 which in effect 'cooked itself' on Sunday after a fire at the rear while parked empty above Bretonside bus station. From what I gather the driver got out ok and no passengers were on board thankfully.
Wonder if they will get another B7L down from Somerset as a replacement...
Anyhow so long and RIP to this well travelled Dart.