End Mileage: 185419

Start Mileage: 185278

Distance Travelled: 141

Up and off by 8am to get an early start on the walks up at Mt Cook before it got too hot.

First stop was the Alpine Memorial - this was built in memory of all who have perished in the Mt Cook national park:

Looking back to the Hermitage from the start of the Hooker Valley track.

Mueller Lake, just before the first swing bridge:

First swing bridge:

Views from the first swing bridge:

Mountain Daisy:

Some other type of plant:

More views as walk along to second swing bridge:

And the second swing bridge:

Views from swing bridge.

Lynn on the first swing bridge:	Rex on the second swing bridge:

Then we found Mt Cook, well views anyway.

Well laid out path (well for this bit):
	Continuing up to Hooker Lake.

Really it's not cold, just a small icerberg...
	Hooker Lake

Have they forgotten about us, are they coming back:

Various veiws from the walk to view the Tasman Glacier and Lake.



People will pay to swim and/or boat ride anywhere...

More plant life, some plants will grow anywhere:

Lakes on this walk as well.

Mt Cook still there, and still visible:

Looking back down tasman valley:

View from Mt Cook road:

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