Lake Monowai - Green Lake, 29 March - 2 April 2013
On Day 1 I walked from the Lake Monowai car park to Rodger Inlet Hut.
The next day I followed the track to the tops, then descended a good spur to Rough Point. This time around I was able to avoid the unpleasant bush sidle to Monowai Hut by hitching a ride with some nice folks from Te Anau and Invercargill - thanks!
On Day 3 I walked to Clark Hut, visited the historic Clark Hut, then on past Island Lake to Green Lake.
Day 4 - photography in the bush, without any particular destination.
Day 5 - out from Green Lake Hut to Lake Monowai car park.
New Zealand wood pigeon or kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae), Lake Monowai
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South Island robin or toutouwai (Petroica australis australis), Lake Monowai
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South Island robin or toutouwai (Petroica australis australis), Lake Monowai
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Tomtit or miromiro (Petroica macrocephala)
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Tomtit or miromiro (Petroica macrocephala)
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. novae-zealandiae). Monowai Tops
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Snowberry, Green Lake. Probably a mountain snowberry x prostrate snowberry hybrid (Gaultheria depressa x macrostigma)
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Snowberry, Green Lake. Probably a mountain snowberry x prostrate snowberry hybrid (Gaultheria depressa x macrostigma)
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. novae-zealandiae). Monowai Tops
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Snowberry, Green Lake. Probably a mountain snowberry x prostrate snowberry hybrid (Gaultheria depressa x macrostigma)
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Snowberry, Green Lake. Probably a mountain snowberry x prostrate snowberry hybrid (Gaultheria depressa x macrostigma)
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. novae-zealandiae). Green Lake
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. depressa). Green Lake
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. depressa). Green Lake
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Snowberry (Gaultheria depressa var. depressa). Green Lake
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Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum). Green Lake
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Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum). Green Lake
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Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum). Green Lake
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Sphagnum moss (Sphagnum cristatum). Green Lake
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Forest violet (Viola filicaulis). Green Lake
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Forest violet (Viola filicaulis). Green Lake
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Forest violet (Viola filicaulis). Green Lake
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A minute flower (only a few mm across), no clue what this is! Green Lake
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