New Zealand 2004 – Helicopter flight from Franz Josef, South Island
On Day 3 of my 2004 tour of New Zealand, we traveled to the town of Franz Josef, where many of the group took helicopter flights over the Franz Josef and Tasman Glaciers. This set is of photographs I took on that helicopter ride.
The booking office
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David Casteel, on Flickr
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David Casteel, on Flickr (sign about safety concerns)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the helicopter I rode in)
Now in flight
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David Casteel, on Flickr (view out the windshield)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the Franz Josef Glacier)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the Franz Josef Glacier)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the Franz Josef Glacier – looking for a place to land)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the Franz Josef Glacier – those crevasses are huge!)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the Fox Glacier)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (Mount Cook)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (landed on the Tasman Glacier – that’s the other helicopter, of two)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (we even built a scraggly snowman)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (“my” helicopter on the Tasman Glacier)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (the other helicopter taking off)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (closeup of a glacier – not sure which one)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (following the river back to the pad)
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David Casteel, on Flickr (home again! The pad)
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