Our hike on the Routeburn Track started in Fiordland National Park, which receives up to 8 meters of rain a year. Yup, 8 meters, hence the lush (if primitive) plant life.
Plenty of small waterfalls line the hiking trail
Earland Falls stunned us with its power, driven by the day's downpour
Our first lodge was situated near the banks of Lake Mackenzie
