Franz Josef Glacier Valley New Zealand BW Baby Onesie

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You don’t have to go far in the town of Franz Josef on the South Island of New Zealand to see spectacular scenery. Most likely, you can see beautiful mountains right from your hotel room. If you want a more unobstructed view, you might have to walk or drive a short distance. In any case, it’s all around you! This view is taken from near a bridge that leads into town from the south so whichever way you are heading you can’t miss it. Behind the foreground hills but in front of the more distant peaks is the Franz Josef glacier. Not too many decades ago it was visible from this spot, as memorialized on a 1946 9d 'Peace' stamp. The stamp was named 'A Spirit of Thankfulness' and was part of an issue which commemorated the end of World War II. At the time the glacier was visible in the but by 1954 had disappeared from view. The glacier reappeared in the view in 1997 but has since retreated again.

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Protected with PIXSY About Joan Carroll: I am a Fort Worth Texas-based outdoor photographer who feels at home while on the road...in Texas, in the US, around the world. Although travel and photography were dual interests from a young age, the coming of the digital camera provided undreamed of opportunities and unleashed previously untapped creativity. My photographic goal is to travel the world in a curious yet respectful way, taking the time to see and understand the unique story of each place I visit. Wherever I go I want to walk every street, hike every trail, ride the bus or metro, climb every tower, walk around and through every monument, and then do it all over again when the light changes. In every place, light, mood, color, and...