Paradise
14 de octubre de 2016, Nueva Zelanda ⋅ ☀️ 10 °CThe filming location for all kinds of stuff, but most famously Lothlorien in LOTR and most of the landscape scenes in Prince Caspian.
The filming location for all kinds of stuff, but most famously Lothlorien in LOTR and most of the landscape scenes in Prince Caspian.
The Queenstown area seems to have won the lottery on number of impressive mountains.
A fun Lord of the Rings-themed trek around the Queenstown area with some bonus knowledge gained about the area's gold rush in the 1800s. The 4th photo is of Skipper's Canyon, which the miners had toLeer más
Lake Wanaka's next-door neighbor. I had heard of Wanaka long before coming to New Zealand but never of Hawea. A sad failing on the part of the tourism industry in my opinion.
We raced down the coastline ahead of a storm hoping for a good photo op, but still ended up with only a half-clear view.
Fun fact: If you Google New Zealand, that "lone tree on the lake" pictureLeer más
Tourists for scale.
Lovely lookout...and the last photo in the life of my ill-fated camera.
Unfortunately there was no spot in the valley where we could see the top and bottom at the same time, although the bottom was mostly covered by dirt and rocks anyway. Also the same valley that doomedLeer más
There's a man in the first picture for scale, although the rock pile he's on cuts half the view off. The glacier used to fill the entire valley. The rocks as far out as where I'm standing in theLeer más
Wasn't quite sure what a "Cruise and Walk" was going to involve. Turns out it's a boat trip up the coast and, in my case, a drop off on the beach and 9.6 km up and down mountains back to another beachLeer más