Sounds of Spring, Redux

As would be the case in any mountain range, Spring here has been moving it's way from the valley floors and the lakeside in Wanaka up in altitude a little at a time. In town, trees are budding, the pastures are green, the birds are in good voice, and the local residents are wandering about in lose clothing with grins on their faces. Up High at Treble Cone, we've had some good recent snowfall and conditions remain excellent.

Consider that I took the photos appearing here and the video below within a few days of each other. The video includes audio, so while you listen to it consider that at one thousand meters higher in altitude the sounds are quite different. The video was taken from the top of Bald Peak, a large hill rising from the valley floor in the Matukituki Basin which separates the Harris Range (where Treble Cone is located) from Lake Wanaka. Towards the end of the video are views of Treble Cone for some perspective.

The most important aspect of the evolving change in seasons is that here on the South Island we gain three minutes of sunshine every day in September. That makes up a lot of ground in my endless winter