After Fox Glacier we made out way to Franz Josef Glacier. The larger and more popular of the two glaciers. The glacier varies greatly, and has grown and receded several kilometers in the past century. One thing that I can say about it for sure is that it is gorgeous.
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| The parking lot is in the upper left corner, the glacier is in the bottom center. |
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| I just love the undulations in the shistosity- I just thought this was a gorgeous sight. |
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| Glacial striations- I found them!- Finally I have also found the glacier too! |
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| Me and waterfall |
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| The dirty sections are where landslides fell onto it. |
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| Kettle lake- created when the glacier carved it out. |
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| Parting View |
After seeing the glaciers we went for our first view of the West Coast and the Tasman see. We were there for Sunset, not quite as good as sunrise but still pretty magical. The west coast is definitely more violent and rocky then the east coast. The rocks moved by the waves (which are many and frequent) are big and move quite easily- they hurt! But still- a great place to find more rocks to add to my collection. Still not sure how I am going to get them home.
