On our way to Franz Josef Glacier today, Marge and I took several walks that had been recommended to us when we stopped at the quilt shop. The first was not on that list, but had a nice short 20 minute loop. The second took us to the Blue Pools. There we got to see not only the glacial blue waters and water-carved rocks but also a handful of young guys cannon-balling into the water (you did figure out it would be REALLY cold, right?) from a bridge strung across it.
It was easy to imagine the woods surrounding the pools being filled with elves or even being a part of other forests in Middle Earth.
The third, Ship Creek took us to the Tasmanian Sea but also through woods and past a wetlands with open water.
Marge commented that it was a pleasure walking with someone who was taking a lot of photos too – we sort of leapfrogged past each other as each of us paused to photo something. Perfect. Also nice to have a walking partner to discuss birds and plants and whatever else comes to mind.
Thanks for sharing these, the variety of plants always amazes me.
WOW. Such beauty. You and Marge match each other like a good pair of gloves. Lots of the same interests.