A walk on the Franz Josef's Glacier on the west side of New Zealand's South Island. Read <a href="http://www.mindspill.org/travelThread$msgnum=587">more about Franz Josef's walk here</a> http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0679-View-from-glacier/105725157_7pXdR-Ti.jpg http://mindspill.smugmug.com/gallery/2054602_ge8X7/ 2006-10-27T22:14:17Z Copyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved. SmugMug <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Upon arriving on the glacier and splitting up in 3 groups.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725157_7pXdR" title="Upon arriving on the glacier and splitting up in 3 groups."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0679-View-from-glacier/105725157_7pXdR-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Upon arriving on the glacier and splitting up in 3 groups." title="Upon arriving on the glacier and splitting up in 3 groups." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T19:02:01Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0679-View-from-glacier/105725157_7pXdR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725182_DjpPk" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0680-Glacier-track/105725182_DjpPk-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:18:20Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0680-Glacier-track/105725182_DjpPk-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725197_Qceec" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0681-Glacier-spikes/105725197_Qceec-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T10:21:48Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0681-Glacier-spikes/105725197_Qceec-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Cliff the guide paving the way.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725228_EAPjs" title="Cliff the guide paving the way."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0683-Glacier-guide/105725228_EAPjs-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Cliff the guide paving the way." title="Cliff the guide paving the way." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:15:25Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0683-Glacier-guide/105725228_EAPjs-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725253_3Hu7W" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0685-Glacier-crack/105725253_3Hu7W-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:51:23Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0685-Glacier-crack/105725253_3Hu7W-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />This is a natural habitat for the endemic alpine parrot, the kea.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725295_pyPQQ" title="This is a natural habitat for the endemic alpine parrot, the kea."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0692-Kea-glacier-postcard/105725295_pyPQQ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="This is a natural habitat for the endemic alpine parrot, the kea." title="This is a natural habitat for the endemic alpine parrot, the kea." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:01:55Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0692-Kea-glacier-postcard/105725295_pyPQQ-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725315_TfXi2" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0694-Glacier-hole/105725315_TfXi2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T18:00:36Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0694-Glacier-hole/105725315_TfXi2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105921302_Shdtq" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0682-Glacier-ice/105921302_Shdtq-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-14T17:56:04Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0682-Glacier-ice/105921302_Shdtq-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Different layers of ice in the glacier.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725354_wXy2a" title="Different layers of ice in the glacier."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0697-Glacier-from-below/105725354_wXy2a-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Different layers of ice in the glacier." title="Different layers of ice in the glacier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-06-11T09:55:01Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0697-Glacier-from-below/105725354_wXy2a-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105921311_x2c5p" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0686-Glacier-slanting-crack/105921311_x2c5p-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-02-16T18:50:58Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0686-Glacier-slanting-crack/105921311_x2c5p-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105921286_i4hdR" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0696-Kea-on-glacier/105921286_i4hdR-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-12T07:47:58Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0696-Kea-on-glacier/105921286_i4hdR-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725381_ZEPt2" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0698-Different-glacier-ice/105725381_ZEPt2-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:39:51Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0698-Different-glacier-ice/105725381_ZEPt2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105921282_mRn58" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0687-Ice-and-rocks/105921282_mRn58-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-12T10:49:44Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0687-Ice-and-rocks/105921282_mRn58-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725397_sTQxV" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0703-Rivers-from-glacier/105725397_sTQxV-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:35:13Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0703-Rivers-from-glacier/105725397_sTQxV-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Cracks at the bottom of the glacier.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725458_FfTLy" title="Cracks at the bottom of the glacier."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0706-Ice-cave-close-up/105725458_FfTLy-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Cracks at the bottom of the glacier." title="Cracks at the bottom of the glacier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:22:35Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0706-Ice-cave-close-up/105725458_FfTLy-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725478_jNZS3" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0707-Glacier-from-below/105725478_jNZS3-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:01:18Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0707-Glacier-from-below/105725478_jNZS3-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />River flowing out of the glacier.</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725488_q8xrT" title="River flowing out of the glacier."><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0708-Glacier-river/105725488_q8xrT-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="River flowing out of the glacier." title="River flowing out of the glacier." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:04:37Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0708-Glacier-river/105725488_q8xrT-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a> </p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725511_qPNRY" title="Mike's photo"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0709-Mossy-rocks/105725511_qPNRY-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Mike's photo" title="Mike's photo" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:44:33Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0709-Mossy-rocks/105725511_qPNRY-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />The hostel where I was staying</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105725565_UZis2" title="The hostel where I was staying"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0714-Rainforest-retreat/105725565_UZis2-Th.jpg" width="113" height="150" alt="The hostel where I was staying" title="The hostel where I was staying" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-07-09T21:34:14Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0714-Rainforest-retreat/105725565_UZis2-Th.jpg <p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com">Mike</a><br />Franz Josef village</p><p><a href="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/2054602_ge8X7#105921295_GxCXL" title="Franz Josef village"><img src="http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0713-Franz-Josef-village/105921295_GxCXL-Th.jpg" width="150" height="113" alt="Franz Josef village" title="Franz Josef village" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p> 2009-08-12T07:46:11Z Mike http://mindspill.smugmug.com http://mindspill.smugmug.com/Travel/New-Zealand-2006/Franz-Josef-Glacier/0713-Franz-Josef-village/105921295_GxCXL-Th.jpg