Well, after being rained out on January 16, we had a glorious January 17 visiting not one, but two glaciers. The first glacier was the Franz Josef Glacier. We chose a 1 1/2 hour hike to the glacier site, as opposed to a $200.00, 20 minute total per person helicopter ride to the actual glacier. Just was not worth it in our opinion. We started around 11:00 am. The hike was great and the vistas were impressive. For LOTR fans, the top of the glacier was the site for the lighting of the signal torches in The Two Towers. Below is the beginning of the hike and vistas along the way:
Three waterfalls, runoff from the glacier.
One crazy kid (young adult) stripped down to his swim trunks and jumped in. Just a bit cold.
A great panorama shot with yours truly on the left. The glacier is so bright that it is washed out in the distance.
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