Where the Hiking Trail Dropped into a Deep Gorge and a Glacier-fed Lake was Shining Between the Mountains

<p><em>All of a sudden this wall next to us ended and the trail just stopped. Well, it didn&rsquo;t stop, it dropped off a hundred-meter steep cliff filled with loose rock. But behind it was this beautiful glacier-fed lake with icebergs inside tumbling around.</em></p> <p>Just after walking the popular&nbsp;<a href="https://medium.com/globetrotters/watching-an-avalanche-come-off-a-mountain-while-hiking-near-new-zealands-tallest-7edb2a7b43ef" rel="noopener">Hooker Trail toward the base of Mt. Cook</a>, New Zealand&rsquo;s tallest, David and I were still flashed by the beauty of turquoise-blue glacier lakes, snow-covered peaks and lush green valleys and certainly wanted to get more of it.</p> <p><a href="https://medium.com/globetrotters/where-the-hiking-trail-dropped-into-a-deep-gorge-and-a-glacier-fed-lake-was-shining-between-the-3a202dae5c21"><strong>Visit Now</strong></a></p>
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