On the way up Moraine Creek. Apirana Peak above.
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Looking down Moraine Creek. Mount Gifford at centre image, Sabre and Marian Peaks to the right.
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Creeping ourisia (Ourisia caespitosa). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Creeping ourisia (Ourisia caespitosa). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Looking for rock wren - dwarfed by the boulders in Moraine Creek
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The large rock at centre image is Gill's Biv, our cozy home for three nights
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I must have found the right rock!
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Phil's Biv - the room with the creek
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Lake Adelaide and Apirana Peak from the toe of Sabre Peak's north face
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Lake Adelaide and Apirana Peak from the toe of Sabre Peak's north face. The red line indicates the route around the lake and up Gifford's Crack; red circle around Gill's Biv
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Mount Cook Lily (Ranunculus lyallii). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Mistnet in front of our first rock wren nest, high above Lake South America
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Rock wren (Xenicus gilviventris)
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Mistnet site high above Lake South America
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Rock wren nest above Lake South America
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Shrouds of mist on Mount Revelation
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Tufts of cloud on Lake Adelaide
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Taiaroa Peak and Mount Tuhawaiki poke through the cloud in the last evening light
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View of Lake Adelaide from Gill's Biv. From left to right on the skyline are Karetai Peak, Mount Revelation, Taiaroa Peak and Mount Tuhawaiki
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Lake South America, Adelaide Saddle and The Sentinel
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Sundew / wahu (Drosera stenopetala). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Creeping coprosma (Coprosma perpusilla). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Lake Adelaide. Adelaide, Sabre and Marian Peaks above
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Lake Adelaide panorama. The peaks above are Mount Revelation (left), Mount Gifford (centre), Adelaide Peak, Sabre Peak, Marian Peak (right).
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Lake Adelaide; Karetai Peak, Mount Revelation, Taiaroa Peak and Mount Tuhawaiki above.
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Karetai Peak and Mount Revelation
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Lake Adelaide; Karetai Peak, Mount Revelation, Taiaroa Peak and Mount Tuhawaiki above.
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The head of Lake Adelaide. Adelaide, Sabre, Marian and Barrier Peaks above.
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Needle-leaved mountain daisy (Celmisia laricifolia). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Tarn by Lake Adelaide. Adelaide, Sabre, Marian and Barrier Peaks above.
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Mount Cook lily (Ranunculus lyallii) and Lake Adelaide
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Mount Cook lily (Ranunculus lyallii) and Lake Adelaide
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Tarns near Lake Adelaide. Somnus stands out at centre image; Mount Erebus to the right.
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Celmisia verbascifolia. Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Trailing celmisia (Celmisia ramulosa). Lake Adelaide, Fiordland
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Cloud formations above The Sentinel
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Snow tōtara (Podocarpus nivalis). Moraine Creek, Fiordland
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Scarlet snowberry (Gaultheria crassa). Moraine Creek, Fiordland
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Hugh vN
on November 15, 2011Easily the best set of photos of the Adelaide basin (and rock wrens) that I've ever seen!