Fox Glacier, New Zealand

Just down the road from Franz Josef is the Fox Glacier where I spent a day walking on the glacier with my three travel buddies.

Our first view of the glacier.

Crampons!

The walk wasn't strenuous but it was beautiful.

There were lots of features in the glacier to check out.

Much of the walking involved staircases hacked by our guide with an ice axe.

One portion was particularly steep and required a rope.

Since the glacier is always changing, our guide was on the lookout for new caves and places for us to explore, including this winding ice alley.

I thought our guide was joking when she said we were going in a huge cave through this tiny entrance. It was a short crawl before arriving in a blue tinted, huge cavern big enough to host a party.

Another cave!