Making sense of my photography hobby in retirement

Matukituki Valley

Late afternoon in the Matukituki Valley, 30 km from Wanaka.

Matukituki River Valley at Sunset, Mt Aspiring National Park, Central Otago, Copyright Chris Gregory 2011

Matukituki River

The Wanaka-Mt Aspiring Road to the Matukituki Valley beyond the Treble Cone ski field road is gravel and gets narrower the further you drive up the valley. Bridges across streams are replaced by fords and care must be taken on single-track sections of the road beside the Matukituki River. Climbers wishing to summit Mt Aspiring must leave their cars at the Department of Conservation shelter at the end of the road.

Matukituki River, Mt Aspiring National Park, South Island, New Zealand, Copyright Chris Gregory 2011

Matukituki River at Sunset near the DOC shelter

The scenery becomes more spectacular as you drive further towards the head of the valley. We had a great time here after 4 days skiing at the nearby Cardrona ski field.

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This entry was posted on October 1, 2011 by . It was filed under Central Otago, Chris Gregory, New Zealand, Sigma DC 18-200mm zoom Lens, Sony Alpha DSLR - A200, South Island, Travel and was tagged with , , , , , .

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