Hooker Lake Tapestries

Hooker Lake

HOOKER LAKE - New Zealand, Aoraki - Mount Cook National Park.

A relatively easy 5 km walk from The Hermitage at Aoraki/Mt Cook alpine village in New Zealand takes you to the glacial Hooker Lake. On this day it was overcast so no mountain tops were visible, but the ice covered lake was spectacular. This is a stitch of 5 photos and is 9000 pixels wide. 24 August, 2016 Canon G9X, f/9, 1/640 sec, Photoshop CC used for stitching.

Hooker Lake at the foot of Aoraki/Mt Cook in New Zealand. The ice was not quite thick enough to walk on. 16 August 2014 Canon EOS 550D, ISO 200, f/11, 1/800 sec, 10 mm

Hooker Lake lies at the end of Hooker Valley track and is below Hooker Glacier at Aoraki/Mt Cook in New Zealand. There were numerous small icebergs in the lake in mid winter. August 16, 2014 Canon EOS 550D, ISO 200, f/11, 1/800 sec, 84 mm

Hooker Lake and Glacier lie at the foot of Aoraki in New Zealand. 12 September, 2017 Cony A6300, ISO 200, f/10, 1/1600 sec, 42 mm equiv.

Hooker Lake is a 5 km walk from Aoraki/Mt Cook Alpine Village in New Zealand. On this day clouds obscured the tops of mountains but I was intrigued by the reflections. It creates an optical illusion of a sloping lake. I looked at it for a long time but just could not get it into the right perspective. The Hooker Glacier at top right is covered by lots of rubble. 24 August, 2016 Canon EOS 550D, ISO 400, f/11, 1/400 sec, 55 mm

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Mount Cook with its namesake lily blooming in front of it. These lilies only bloom in November and December, and when they do, the whole valley seems to be dotted with white and gold.

The Hooker Valley track was absolutely worth the walk. This was one of the first epic lookouts we reached, just before the first swing bridge. Around every corner there seemed to be yet another amazing view!

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