Lake Matheson

You may recall my first visit to Lake Matheson was beautiful, but disappointing.

Well, the second attempt was perfect, and the views were worth walking the trail twice to see.

Magic...

See? The cloudy day was still pretty, but just not the same. I knew there was something awesome hiding behind those clouds!

Mount Cook and surrounding peaks.

See? Just doesn't have the same appeal anymore!

Perfect.

And like I said, the trail itself was pretty nice too:

Something that wasn't so nice was this blatant disrespect for the rules:

I mean, the sign is pretty clear.

Oh well. Not even illegal parkers could steal our shine that day. The hike around Lake Matheson was pretty incredible.