Lake Pukaki on our way to Mount Cook

On our way to Mount Cook we stopped at Lake Pukaiki. Unfortunately the weather was cloudy so we couldn't see the big mountain Mount Cook in the background. At least we could see some of the amazing color of the lake. You have to catch the lake on a sunny day to get to see the full mesmerizing blue color. The lake’s blue tones are from finely ground minerals carried in the glacier-fed waters that runs to the lake.
Sir Peter Jackson has filmed scenes from this area for the The Lord of the Rings movies. Next time you watch them maybe you can recognize this area! :)
On our way back we stopped again, but now on a different place of the lake. We did that because the mountain tops had been covered in snow over the night and it was very beautiful.

Cloudy, but we could see some of the amazing color of the lake

Snow on top of the mountains