Queenstown Hill

[toomz]

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Links to some more pics from my travel ....
Alongside Christchurch Cathedral
Gloomy New Brighton Pier
Summit Road Lookout
No Rush Here
Leafy Greens
Straight Ahead
Crossing
Church, Tekapo
Good Shepherd Church
Serene Lake
Rising From Behind
Pano From Cowans Hill
Gloomy Skies
Panos from Tekapo Surroundings
Gloomy Weather along Heritage Trail
Vast
En-Route to Mt Cook
The Walk to Hooker Valley Glacier - Part I
The Walk to Hooker Valley Glacier - Part II
Taking Off
Cardrona Valley
Highway 94 to Milford
Fiordland Sights
Cruise on Milford Sound
Mt Aspiring
From Above

[tOGGY]

The cable car and station looks strangely empty. Nice pano.
The pine trees image leading to the hill top is very nice. Very dark place to capture such images. Can almost feel the cool air again.
Any image of the parachuters jumping off?

[toomz]

Originally Posted by tOGGY The cable car and station looks strangely empty. Nice pano. The pine trees image leading to the hill top is very nice. Very dark place to capture such images. Can almost feel the cool air again. Any image of the parachuters jumping off?

Suprising the station was packed inside with ppl cos it just started to drizzle and ppl were all warming up inside for kopi and makan. Kinda freaky weather, 16C that day for summer time.
In fact most of the time when I was in Queenstown is rained!

The pine trees were taken when I was going downhill. It felt cold and damp indeed.

I actually walked up to the hill and further up where the parachuters jump off but no one was there cos weather wasn't fantastic for any jumps then.

[tOGGY]

It was quite interesting watching them jumping off and the 'last-minute' tension/action with the newbies. 2-4 pm is quite a good time to go up to the top. Here are two shots to augment what u missed.

Front of the hill shot from the viewing gallery


From the top of the hill

[hazmee]

#3 is visually arresting. I keep coming back for more. Your pano shots really reminded me of The Blue Mountains in Australia. Sigh....

[toomz]

Originally Posted by tOGGY It was quite interesting watching them jumping off and the 'last-minute' tension/action with the newbies. 2-4 pm is quite a good time to go up to the top. Here are two shots to augment what u missed. Front of the hill shot from the viewing gallery From the top of the hill

Did you tried the jump?

[tOGGY]

Originally Posted by toomz Did you tried the jump?

My bones are quite fragile.
My skin - quite thin,
Jumping off the hill?
(more like a mountain)
decided without a blink.


Btw, I saw a 70 years old granny doing it. I smile, gave her a sign carry on shooting. If I have jumped, I will have posted the pictures, right?

[toomz]

Originally Posted by tOGGY My bones are quite fragile. My skin - quite thin, Jumping off the hill? (more like a mountain) decided without a blink. Btw, I saw a 70 years old granny doing it. I smile, gave her a sign carry on shooting. If I have jumped, I will have posted the pictures, right?

70 years old! Goodness she must have had the time of her life doing that