St Arnaud Range Track
beautiful view of Lake Rotoiti
Kerr Bay of Lake Rotoiti
St Arnaud Range
the ridge line (1650m) is our disternation
Beginning in the eastern corner of Kerr Bay
through beech forest
red beech at lower section
mosses covering ground and beach forest when getting higher
silver beech when getting higher up
finally the hardy mountain beech taking over near the bushline
good views above the bushline
Lake Rotoiti viewing from Parachute Rocks
snow tussock, sub-alpine shrubs taking over above bushline
The spurs of St Arnaud Range are evidence of glacial action at higher altitude
more than 200 metres of climbing from bushline to the ridge.
quite steep and the hardest section of the track
alpine herb fields when getting higher up
at the ridge line
looking south
small tarns dotted on the basin
looking north
elegant tarns dotted on the basin
superb views of Lake Rotoiti
Wairau Valley - looking east
Mt Robert range
spectacular Mt Robert
getting down
Chris Tomlin - My Soul Magnifies the Lord
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