| Jeremy had a conference in Australia, in March of 2007. After our visit to the Island Continent, we added another 12 days to explore an old favorite: New Zealand. We packed a lot into that trip, including a tramp on the Kepler Track. The Kepler is one of New Zealand's Great Walks, and in the interest of time, we did this nominally 4 day tramp in 3 days. After all, some people run the Kepler in a few hours! We also gave the huts a try. |
Day 1: DOC Visitor Center Car Park to Iris Burn Hut
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Day 2: Iris Burn Hut to Luxmore Hut
1630 ft (497 m) - 3560 ft (1085 m) (4593 ft/1400m Luxmore Saddle), 9.1 miles (14.6 km)
Jeremy applies sunscreen at the Hanging Valley emergency shelter See the day's trip description here. |
Day 3: Luxmore Hut to DOC Visitor Center Car Park
3560 ft (1085 m) - 672 ft (205 m), 11 miles (17.7 km)
Sunrise from Luxmore Hut See the day's trip description here.
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