Legolas Sighting

Last weekend we ventured down south to the Routeburn Track, a famous three-day hike through rouged mountains and jaw dropping scenery. The trail is also know as being located in “Lord of the Rings Country” and there were various cliffs that we expected to see Legolas and Aragorn come riding boldly over the horizon. Strangely enough we never did (so I guess my title is a lie), but we did a little reenactment of an epic battle scene. Our three day-two night tramp was amazing and very soggy. It rained the entire time, but there was something about the rain that felt authentic. Mountains are not made for sunshiny paths and whistling tourist, but are wild. They trap clouds around their tips, swirl wind through rocky ridges and change harmless drops into frigid flakes. Hidden within their wild weather and untamed landscape is beauty only able to be experienced by humbling entering at the mercy of the mountain. Pictures are unable to capture what is seen through the drops but it only leaves the sights more of a treasure for those who venture inside.