Freehold Creek pan 1

This panorama is looking up into the basin that we hiked up into above Freehold Creek along the west side of Lake Ohau, on Christmas Eve.(Click on the image to view a larger version. Use your browser's back button to return here.)

Eight of us hiked up to the smoother saddle on the left of center, which was at an elevation of about 1800 meters. We then hiked down a bit and over to the saddle to the right of center to get a view down to Lake Ohau. This panorama was taken on the way up, and I have another that I took on the way down, but I can't decide which I like better. Neither is terribly impressive compared to the Mount Cook, Key Summit or Mount Somers pans, but I really enjoyed this hike and the views, as did the others, I think.