28 National park trips: national parks F-H

December 2012

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December 2012

Trampers descend into the Forgotten River to make camp on the flats below. Photo: Geoff Spearpoint
Forgotten River flats, Mt Aspiring National Park Protected by deep gorges flowing out of the Olivine Range, Forgotten River flats are, at about 800m, relatively elevated and surrounded by a narrow band of silver beech forest. The Forgotten Branch of the Olivine River was travelled by Barrington and his mates on an epic prospecting trip […]

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