Lake Christabel

 View from the top- Lewis tops

Rough Creek

Lake Christabel

Lake Christabel Hut

This was a two day walk up the tops in Lewis Pass, then down to the hut, and out through the valley of the blue grey river. It was a beautiful walk. The lake itself is big for a NZ lake and reminded me a little of home. Saturday was a very beautiful day, but we were a bit concerned about a huge storm front that was supposed to hit on Saturday night. Luckily it didn't even hit until halfway through the walkout on Sunday- but we could see the river rising rapidly as we walked. It was a good thing we chose to go through the valley that day and not take the route over the mountain tops- the wind up there would have made it treacherous!