Franz Josef Glacier

May 19, 2020 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 8 °C

The ice of Franz Josef Glacier once reached from the mountains right to the sea. Following a gradual retreat the glacier is now only accessible by helicopter. As we didn't want to do a heli-hike (global warming and money reasons) we decided to just walk to the viewpoint. It's still pretty impressive to walk trough a rainforest with waterfalls to see a glacier.Read more