Caples Tarn

Walking on the Caples Track brings trampers to a lot of tarns, or mountain top lakes. It is surprisingly boggy for the altitude and steep slopes. It is partly due to lots of rainfall, and partly due to the rocky ground not absorbing any water. After crossing the McKeller saddle, the walk descends into a valley and tracks the Caples River for several miles before finally ending at Lake Wakatipu. The photo is of a tarn on the saddle. On this track I ran into a couple of Hawaiins that I had met a week earlier, while touring the Catlins. There weren't that many people on the track or on the bus tour, so it was a surprising coincidence.



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