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Lake Tekapo

Church of the Good Shepherd at Dawn
Church of the Good Shepherd
by Yi Jiang

Situated on the shores of Lake Tekapo is the Church of the Good Shepherd, which, in 1935, was the first church built in the Mackenzie Basin. The church at Burkes Pass, St Patrick's built in 1872 was the first church built by pioneers as a joint community effort, by Anglicans Presbyterian and Catholic settlers.

We did not get chance to watch star sky at this location because of cloudy day. It is one of the biggest pities in this trip.

View from Mt. John
View from Mt. John

Transitions of color and landscape from mountains to valleys while watching the sun go down from top of Mt. John at Tekapo.

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Wetlands
Wetlands
by Yi Jiang

Near Lake Tekapo, New Zealand

Church of the Good Shepherd
Church of the Good Shepherd

Nikon D810 - AF-S Nikkor 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR

I didn't expect this location in Tekapo to have the amount of visitors walking about and it...

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Good Shepherd Sunrise
Church of the Good Shepherd

Nikon D810 - Sigma 12-24mm F4.5-5.6 DG HSM II

We stayed at Tekapo one night because of a good chance to see the Aurora Borealis but no dice on that...

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Lake Alexandrina and Lake Tekapo Panorama
View from Mt. John

The views from the top of Mount John are simply unbeatable for alpine landscapes, even during the day in summer. This panorama shows the blue waters...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Lake Tekapo!
Most notably Yi Jiang.