Saturday, March 29, 2008
Mt. Cook
Ok, more LOTR notes here. When Gandalf and the rest go underground into the Mines of Moria, they in fact, go into Mt. Cook National park. Mt. Cook at (about) 3700m is the highest peak in NZ, and is also where Sir Edmund Hillary regulary climbed in his training for Everest.
On the 2 days I was here, I didn’t think of LOTR, as much as I did about Hillary. Every step I took I wondered where he walked, and if I was walking in the same place. Where was the trailhead up the peak? Where was his camp?
The mountain park is very beautiful, and the Youth Hostel in which we stayed at ( we were always in a youth hostel or a mountain hut ) was nice as well. Very relaxed feel at being right under the shadow of the mountain.
This shot was taken on a morning walk to view the mountain.
