Kepler Track Day Two

When they got up on Friday morning, they found that the valley with Lake Te Anau in it was full of clouds, but they were above the clouds in the sunshine. About half of the second day of the Kepler is up high on ridges. Then the second half of the day is the steep walk down. Most of the photos Dave took are from the high walk along the ridges.

Yes, the path in the next photo is the trail they're going to walk on.

The daisies in the the next photo are called Mountain Daisies. They have stiff leaves like a succulent plant, and they are the iconic flower of the Kepler Track.

The next photo looks back on the route they've been walking. The highest peak in the far distance is Mount Luxmore.

After several hours of walking, they came to the downhill section. There were several series of steps. The people coming up the steps in the next photo are walking the Kepler in the opposite direction, so they were coming up. You can see the river far below. That's where the hut for the second night was, so they had to walk all the way down to it.

Below is the hut for the second night, back down out of the mountains, beside a river.