Hikes, February 17-March 6, 2010. Up, down and around all three islands of New Zealand, in mostly short hikes. About 40 miles total.
Part I: Feb. 17-22. Over our nearly three glorious weeks in New Zealand (a gift to me (AND The Greatest Day Hiker Of Them All) from Leisure publisher Richard Wells as a 25-years' service pin!), we walked every day – through cities, along beaches and exploring small towns, probably covering 75 miles or more over the 18 days. The brief descriptions to follow are only of the more defined hikes – through the bush, up volcanoes, onto a glacier and to some of the most amazing vistas in the whole wide world.
Photo atop Mt. Pleasant looking southwest toward the Peaks of Otter by Ken Knott.