Off the Beaten Track

Lake Monowai is in the Fiordland National Park and can be reached off another road in that area. Its a gravel road and our caravan got battered by dust and small stones. Stunning scenery and is a destination for those who want to walk over mountain trails. Stoopid people! We had lunch here - avocado on freshly made grain toast!

Three good things:
1. Filled up with water and gas and trailed off to a POP place (Parking Over Property) where they provided power but there was no water or toilets.
2. The famed Keplar Challenge is started just down the road - over 450 people take off into the wilderness and run over mountains and back - 60km!
3. I'm not going on this run or even 1/4 of the way in! My 15 minute walk to the finish line will be my exercise for the day!

[tony gig]

Wonderful shot and reflection...

[8yearson]

Beautiful scene Maggie.

[Dinah Pinkston]

This is a beautiful scene with wonderful reflections!

[Pat Knowles]

Looks like you are well in the wop wops! Jo said she would love to do the Keplar Challenge one day....silly girl!

[Valerie Chesney]

Beautiful capture & reflections, lovely light..

[Bep]

Lovely scene.

[Jane Martin]

Really enjoying your camping diary. Looks amazing.

[Helen Jane]

Looks quite wild. Lovely bright colour to pull attention to the water.

[Linda]

Nice capture.

[kristof lauwers]

makes me want to walk over mountain trails :)

[Superkeng Quoi]

Beautiful. I hope there is no crocodile here.

[gloria jones]

Lovely capture of greenery, reflections and neat pov

[Maggiemae]

@superkengquoi No dangerous animals here in NZ. At all! Can't guarantee the same when it comes to the person, though!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat Thats the 60km race but there is another called the Luxmore Grunt - only 27km and I saw lots of different people coming off this run!

[Tony]

Looks strangely primeval. Super shot.

[Maggiemae]

@tonydebont A good choice of word - the forest around here has been around for 100's years!

[Ron]

Stunning scenery indeed! Great shot!

[Yao RL]

I am definitely one of those "Stoopid people". You are lucky to be there, I hope you are not swamped by the sand flies.

[bruni]

Such a great find. is the water really that blue.

[Dione Giorgio]

Very nocr shot and a great nature ot untouched by people.

[Daweenie]

This is so serene and contemplative. Can I put my log cabin here?

[Dione Giorgio]

Btw the statue with the man lying on state has the arms by the side of the body while there is pilow under the head.

[Phil Howcroft]

it is a nice beaten track maggie

[Diana Moss]

A really stunning photograph a big FAV

[ChristineL]

Looks like a lovely tranquil place, I bet it's not so quiet when all those people go running past!

[Granagringa]

You really give a sense of the lush quality of this place. Sounds as if you enjoyed it!

[Maggiemae]

@bruni The water is almost black Bruni but if you get in the right place, the blue sky reflections comes through!

[Maggiemae]

@sangwann It is untouched and wild Dione, except for the mountain tracks it is impenetrable bush.

[Maggiemae]

@inthecloud5 The race wasn't held here but at another lake further up the road, Christine - photo coming up!

[Maggiemae]

@granagringa Its absolute heaven!

[Delwyn Barnett]

You are in a particularly beautiful part of the world. You must have hundreds of photos to choose from.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Wonderful shot

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Interesting spot- it looks much like a primeval forest to me. (I probably spelled that incorrectly but I'm too lazy to go get the dictionary and check). Great colors too!

[Maggiemae]

@olivetreeann It is that word, Ann! Primeval - spelt correctly! Don't let me interrupt your rest!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@maggiemae Not rest- my 365 viewing!