Lovely glacier water pools surrounded by beech and podocarp forest.
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Blue Pools |
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Swing Bridge over Makarora River |
Franz Joseph and Fox Glaciers are unique in that they both penetrate rainforests. Dense forest (bush) and waterfalls are abundant. Both glaciers have been rapidly melting every year. See the comparision photo's of year over year glacier retreat.
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Franz Joseph Glacier |
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Franz Joseph Glacier |
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Franz Joseph Glacier |
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Photography of the Franz Joseph Glacier Melting/ notice the huge retreat from 2008 to 2012 |
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Waterfall @ Franz Joseph Glacier |
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Fox Glacier |
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Notice the river bed expansion as the glacier melts and retreats over the recent years |
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