Driving around Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, this morning, it just screamed Lord of the Rings. Here you have the forest of Lothlórien, the Misty Mountains, and everywhere a hobbit could go (and back again).
(Not pictured: we climbed a waterfall.)
![Panorama of Lake Wanaka, New Zealand. Evergreen forest on the lakeshore, snowcapped alpine mountains in the distance.](https://cdn.uploads.micro.blog/1214/2023/e09a6ce8a30d42ea84e933f9d2b4f548.jpg)
Driving around Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, this morning, it just screamed Lord of the Rings. Here you have the forest of Lothlórien, the Misty Mountains, and everywhere a hobbit could go (and back again).
(Not pictured: we climbed a waterfall.)