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The first decent weather window in a while came upon us last weekend, so we bee-lined it for the Nelson Lakes, an easy, close spot for us to go for a dose of mountain scenery. Although I have walked & jogged the Mt Robert many many times over the years I thought it would be nice time to take the kids 8 & 10 along to Lake Angelus and down the Cascade. A great time for this loop as it's a bit cooler for exposed ridge travel, less traffic and left over snow fun. There was a little bit more snow left over than expected towards Lake Angelus, and we found some very good slopes that crisped up in the morning and made for some excellent sliding! On the way down the Cascade & Travers rivers were full of snow melt, with the Travers looking especially fresh and beautiful.
If you've stood on the top of Mt Owen (at 1875m the highest peak in Kahurangi National Park) you'll recognize these tarns as the last water source before you are surrounded by a unique limestone karst landscape. This is if you climbed up from the Courthouse Flat...
The Mole Tops Tarn painting is steadily progressing, I am currently alternating layering in the thick luminescent highlights and the detail strands of tussocks. Can't really rush this process...
A closer look at some of the details in the St Arnaud Ridge painting that are starting to take shape. I'm starting to gain the luminosity in the tussocks alternating thick, sticky paint and intricate tussock strands. It's a bit demoralizing as you...
