Alan and I noticed that Monday, November 24, promised to be a particularly lovely day before 4 days of rain. So we shuffled our plans and took a day trip from Greymouth to Arthur's Pass. This is one of the few roads through the Southern Alps connecting the east and west coasts.
We chose to hike the Temple Basin trail, climbing 500 meters to a (currently deserted) ski village. I thought it was quite strenuous, but the view was spectacular.
Since we had more time left in the afternoon, we also chose to hike the Otira Valley trail, which took us high up along a stream.
Even the return drive was lovely, and I was nerding out about the various engineering feats.
We chose to hike the Temple Basin trail, climbing 500 meters to a (currently deserted) ski village. I thought it was quite strenuous, but the view was spectacular.
So far this is my favorite!
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