The tragedy of the overheating of our world can be seen at Fox Glacier, on the south island of New Zealand.
On the way to Fox Glacier we stopped and parked our car alongside the road. Then following some pathways and weaving through some trees, we discovered this lovely secret place beyond the trees.
It was beautiful and so peaceful and cozy there, without other tourists, so we took our time exploring it. This is the photos we took of the secret place:
Just before the Fox Glacier:
We came across this scene, with water gushing down from the mountainsides:
When we got to Fox Glacier:
The weather was very cold, so I didn’t walk up to the mountain to see the fading glacier.
I stayed in the car with misty mountain cliffs all around the parking area. Our surroundings looked so dismal, grey and cold. There didn’t seem to be any greenery here at all!
My husband also stayed with me, because he only had ordinary shoes on. Even though he loves hiking, he didn’t want worry the family to get his hiking shoes out the car’s boot. So he didn’t tell them his problem, and kindly sat things out with me.
Happily our family left us, to climb up to where the bottom of the glacier ends, along with the rest of the tourists. Here are photos they took, going up and coming down.
The ice is melting very fast!
The end of the glacier is no longer far way down the mountain side, like it used to be.
See the first collage of the photos they took. The end and bottom of the glacier can be seen in the bottom left photo.
Sadly it’s melting at an alarm rate over the last few years. There is only a little left… higher up between the gullies of the mountain. That’s because the world temperature is rising all the time!
That was evidence to me that our earth is in a lot of trouble!
Learn more about the Fox Glacier:
- http://glacierhub.org/2016/07/26/as-glaciers-melt-tourists-keep-on-coming-in-new-zealand/
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fox_Glacier
Video: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia-pacific/2015/05/150506080336343.html
Coming away:
On our way, away from Fox Glacier, we stopped for a short time. And this is the scene that confronted us there. Isn’t New Zealand beautiful?!
My god, how atrocious man is!
I gotta note that your photography set is quite decent, but I needed to comment on that first.
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Its very hard taking photos on the move without a tripod. When family is walking quickly away and you see something possible, you have to size it up quickly, click and move on to catch up with them. So if you get a good composition, you're lucky.
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I can definitely relate. It's hard to get it on the go. Sometimes my wife is reluctant to endure my urge to shoot something, especially when we have an appointment. I either let it go and maybe regret not taking the shot, or just make her see the beauty amidst the chaos. I took some really good pictures from the bus before, and one can never tell it's a one-shot (after editing, ofc). Maybe we gotta just go for it, right?
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your travelling place always best and wonderfull.new zealand is a nice city in the world and Fox Glacier is one of them awesome place of new zealand.you sharing your best opinion in your travelling post..just high thought knowledge quality..my dear friend @artguru this long road,waterfall,green nature and high hills every photo you capture very perfectly and talentfully.all scene very attractive your photography.. you are really lucky person in the world.because alltime select best place for travelling..i hope that you enjoy your trip of excellent place.good adventure blogs.you are talented.every tropic explanning very properly..thanks to sharing for your great post of travelling..very well done..take care yourself and best of luck of your great work..
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My husband and I were very lucky and privileged to visit New Zealand. And writing about it and painting some of the scenes, helps to show our appreciation.
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yeah,obviously you always sharing very best tropic in your blog.its just your high thought knowledge creativity skills.your pain art of beautufull place alltime appreciating and original.your all post very tslented.i am telling you i am learning alots of new thing in your post..thanks to sharing for your best opinion comment in my blog.thank you.i respect your thought word.very well done..my dear friend @artguru take care yourself and best of luck of your great work..
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Well, temperature and weather anomalies are significantly higher than ever before as well. There was a time when specifically in Europe there was a clear categorization of seasons with the corresponding harbingers. Yet now, they are rather melting together and hither and thither.
Nature catastrophies are also very common now,and in a sense I feel that Earth goes through a body purge in the wake of the maltreatment she needs to endure. Ocean contamination etc..very similar to the Human body, which also brings forth the toxics onto the surface while in the process of detoxication..
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We also have found the climate change here in South Africa. Winter comes sooner and rain does come the way it used to in the past.
It seems we all have taken everything for granted for too long and pollution is everywhere.
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Wow - that is not good - our poor planet is being so abused by man - and guess what, we are supposed to be the most intelligent of all.
Great post.
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I must say, New Zealanders don't litter as much as the rest of the world. I didn't see any, until one day I saw a cigarette butt down by a picnic spot, at a north island beech. I stared at it, I couldn't believe what I was looking at! Really, someone must have slipped up!
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How I wish all countries cared as much.
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these fox glaciers make me to fell in love with fox glacier and get their as soon as possible to be the witness of such great nature in south of new zealand. @artguru
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In South Africa we very seldom have snow in the cities. So I was so sorry I wasn't able to climb up and see the glacier, but my legs were very sore.
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ooh!when did that happened how is your leg now? may god bless you with health and its okay mam!
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The river is going very fast, but the snow and glacier is going backward.That is obviously sad .With melting glaciers it will lose its beauty slowly slowly
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Yes with the snow and ice melting, the rivers flow and gush with clear icy-sea-green colour. So beautiful and so unbelievable, it takes your breathe away!
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Interesting, i have learnt more about Newzealand the time I have read your travel , adventure blogs.
I started taking some pictures of beautiful nature on my short journeys too.
Hoping i will become better.
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I'm glad I helped and started others to write about the beautiful things they have seen too. That really makes it more worthwhile for me, to cheer up others with my blogs.
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OMG! So cool. It's fun to enjoy. Thanks for sharing @artguru! Have a wonderful day!
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Each minute of each day we had in New Zealand was fantastic. Something one will never forget as long as they live.
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we did a month in New Zealand in December, and I have to say its magical out there. there is so much to see and do there, we did not have the chance to do half of it but the stuff we did do was amazing
We had to skip Fox glacier but did do FranzJozef and you could indeed see there has been a major pullback in the last few decades.
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Wow ! Amazing Adventure Photography
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new Zealand is indeed beautiful
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