My claim that the Rob Roy Glacier walk in the Matukituki Valley is one of the top 10 day walks in the country, and therefore the world, may be subjective but was reinforced on our last expeditionsix weeks ago.
Previous trips had been in February, January and June. It was even better in November with more snow on the mountain tops and the river full with the early summer thaw.
We also got a reminder of the power of nature – the story boards which used to greet trampers just above the bush line have gone. All that remains is one post, everything else is buried under huge rocks which must have been brought down by an avalanche.
The track had been upgraded since our last visit. My farmer and I both thought it was steeper. We’re blaming an increase in the power of gravity due to climate change which is a kinder explanation than declining fitness.
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Maybee it is the colliding plates causing an increase in the inclination you can choose if it is personal or geographic, spent New Year at an NZMCA rally at Kiapoi Rugby grounds and things are still not good in that old river town. Apparently the river banks have taken the line of least resistance and narrowed the channel, evidenced by a pedestrian swing bridge that has lost its shape to put it mildly,
A 4 something quake yesterday afternoon, lasting some several seconds was thought by many to be a prolonged wind gust causing movement in the vans but there was no wind at the time. Most are just so over quakes after some 4200 of them. Thankfuk to have missed the boxingday one as we were at Ealing and so much closer to stable old N Otago.
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