December 2016

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December 2016

A family begins the walk out from Huxley Forks Hut. Photo: Rob Brown
Huxley Forks Hut, Ruataniwha Conservation Park Inland from Lake Ohau is a gem of a side valley which branches off the major tributary of the Hopkins Valley. Ask around a few southern outdoors folk and chances are you’ll hear a story about one of their earliest memories of venturing into the mountains here. A number […]
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