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Our trip to New Zealand's South Island Jan 2007 Franz Josef Glacier and the Marlborough Wine region |
The first climb up. Phew! |
The ice is blue because the |
ice particles are crushed so much |
that the higher frequency light |
wavelenghts are reflected back first. |
The glacier is dirty due to |
a blockage occuring in the |
water outflow from under |
the glacier that builds up |
a pressure that explodes |
through the glacier sending |
a shower of rock and dirt |
all over it. |
Franz Josef glacier is one of only |
3 glaciers in the world that are |
actually growing! |
One of the others |
is also in NZ! |
Keas - ground dwelling parrots |
Wine tour by bike! |
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