Nothing to see here, keep moving..
Milford Sound is renowned for its world class beauty, its fjords, hikes, and waterfalls, wildlife and dramatic alpine terrain. It’s something to put on your “must do” list, despite its popularity with so many that come to New Zealand. However, the drive through (and under) the mountains, on NZ Highway 97 and its the 1270 meter Homer Tunnel also got my attention. I’m looking forward to getting out into the Darran Mountains soon, where there’s granite and lots alpine adventure to be had.
A sense of perspective and vertical relief from our sunroof
We took a day off, and drove over to Milford last month, and thought we’d share a few images.
Heading back to Kingston, we caught a glimpse of the wind farm, which is somewhat controversial in this area, and stopped to take an image of the huge blades above the fields of sheep.
Yep, we did get out of the car, these are just some images taken along the road. More on the backcountry and Milford Sound in another post.
Windmills in New Zealand
Tags: Darran Mountains, Kingston, Milford Sound, Mountain Spirit, New Zealand, Te Anau
Mountain Spirit's Blog 
01/11/2011 at 23:58 |
why are wind mills controversial there – def on bucket list to visit
02/11/2011 at 04:14 |
Hey Carol!
As in many places where there are windmills, a lot of people don’t like the look of the windmills on the horizon or ridgelines, also a lot of birds get hit by the wings.
Talk soon!
Randy