Mount Cook (Aoraki)

Our next stop was Mt. Cook National Park where we enjoyed the towering peaks above a glacier fed lake. The highlight was the suspension bridge where other walkers stopped along the trail to watch our children as they sprinted across the moving bridge.

The short bushwalk was very memorable and not only for its name.

Within Hooker Valley there is the 40 mile long glacier fed Lake Pukaki. The unique turquoise color comes from the glacier flour.