Today we traveled through the most rugged country yet. We started with glaciers. It was weird to be almost at sea level in what looked almost like a tropical rainforest, and then drive only a few miles to find a glacier. The valley walls appeared steeper and higher than what I have seen in the states, and covered in dense foliage growing right out of rocks. On the other side of the divide, it was dryer, not unlike eastern Washington/Oregon. Again, steeper and deeper canyons, but now with sparse vegetation. There were many large lakes, one of which reminded me of Lake Chelan (except for the palm trees)
Statues of the huge and now extinct moa in front of our hotel
Small glacial lake
Terminus of Fox Glacier
Red lichen
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