Mount Cook

We took Jen and A to visit Mount Cook. It was the most beautiful place I've been so far in New Zealand. And that is saying A LOT as everywhere I go here is amazing. The real thing is twice as amazing as the pictures make it look.

It is a very bizarre thing to hold snow in your hands while being thoroughly warm and wearing shorts and a tank top.

Ok, so maybe my mom should not look at this photo, but Mount Cook and it's surrounding peaks sit on a number of different avalanche paths. Fortunately, the hike we were doing didn't climb high enough for there to be a risk for us, but we did hear and witness about 10 different avalanches on the surrounding mountains. Keira did a great job capturing one of them on camera...

Mueller glacier

The sunrise over Mount Cook was one of the most incredible things I have seen in my life.

Keira and Jen goofing around in the afternoon...