Sunday, July 11, 2010

Working, eating, sleeping, laughing, keeping warm and skiing, oh, and some more landscape photography

It seems a cliche, but "winter wonderland" really applies this year. It's stunning, interesting and cold!

Hoar frost crystals up the Cardrona Valley...
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Clearing hoar frost - Cardrona Valley again...
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Pre dawn skiing - Karl finishing off his night's work just before snow started falling. He's been reporting minus 17 degrees below where I made this photo...
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A typical view of the persistent inversion sitting over the Cardrona Valley and Wanaka [just beyond patch of sunlight right background]...
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My friend and neighbour, professional athlete Merryn out training...
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At the Snow Farm I'm always surprised how quiet this mode of transport is compared to skidoos...
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Hoar frost on willows in the Cardrona river bed...
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Looking across the Cardrona Valley at the big "A", Mt Aspiring...
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A few weeks back I posted photos of having coffee with Tiggie. Well he is just back from a roadie with Simone [thanks for photos]...
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