New Zealand Photo Journal #18: Cycling Rainbow Crossing

Come join me for this 50-image photo journal as I cycle and hike across New Zealand. In this 18th volume I will be cycling through the desolate alpine valleys of the Rainbow Crossing to Hanmer Springs. We will be pedaling for three days against ice-cold headwinds, across hand-numbing corrugated-rough gravel roads, while battling fierce sandflies at our campsites, and then being rewarded with a soak in the Hanmer Hot Springs. I hope you enjoy these images and travel thoughts as much as I did photographing them and living the adventure.