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.
Trip map. 1 grid square = 1km. Left click on map then select "Sizes -> Original" in bottom right corner of screen to view full size
Rodger Inlet Hut, Lake Monowai
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Rodger Inlet sunrise, Lake Monowai
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The Takitimu Mountains and Lake Monowai from the tops above Rodger Inlet.
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View from the north-east ridge of pt 1315m (Monowai Tops): Lake Monowai and Takitimu Mountains
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View from the north-east ridge of pt 1315m (Monowai Tops): Lake Monowai and Ardeer Peak
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View from the north-east ridge of pt 1315m (Monowai Tops): Rodger Inlet, Lake Monowai
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View from pt 1315m, Monowai Tops: Lake Monowai and Kaherekoau Mountains
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The unnamed valley at the head of Lake Monowai
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The mountains north-west of Lake Monowai
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At the top of Lake Monowai. Floating tea party candles are used to illuminate the boats
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Painting with light: tea party candles illuminate the boat to the right; an LED torch the other two boats. At the top of Lake Monowai
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In the forest between Lake Monowai and Clark Hut
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In the forest between Lake Monowai and Clark Hut
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In the forest between Lake Monowai and Clark Hut
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In the forest between Lake Monowai and Clark Hut
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In the forest between Lake Monowai and Clark Hut
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Now that's a different kind of backpack...
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Clark Hut at the head of the Grebe River. Mount Puteketeke in the background
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Pt 1483m (left) and Mt Puteketeke (right), Grebe River
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Historic Clark Hut at the head of the Grebe River
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Bog near the historic Clark Hut
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Aurora australis over Green Lake
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The Milky Way above Green Lake
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The Milky Way above Green Lake
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Rainbow over Green Lake
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Rainbow over Green Lake
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Rainbow over Green Lake
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Rainbow over Green Lake
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Rainbow over Green Lake
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On the track from Green Lake to Lake Monowai
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On the track from Green Lake to Lake Monowai
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Green orbweb spider (Colaranea viriditas) hiding on the underside of a Blechnum fern. Lake Monowai to Green Lake Track, Fiordland National Park.
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Fantail or pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa), Lake Monowai
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Fantail or pīwakawaka (Rhipidura fuliginosa), Lake Monowai
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susanbarber
on April 6, 2014Hi there, great photo journal. We are planning a similar tramp for next summer and wonder if you have any advice about a supposed route along the north shore of Lake Monowai from Monowai Hut to Roger Inlet Hut? I haven't been able to get any reliable advice. Alternatively is the Tops route marked at all? Thank you.