Pell Stream Hut is a basic four bunker. Photo: Ray Salisbury / Hot Pixels Photography

Pell Stream Hut, Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve

October 2023

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Long, hot summer days are best suited for this challenging journey into a seldom-visited valley near Lewis Pass.

Don’t worry if the car park at Marble Hill is busy – the new hut at Lake Daniell is popular. At the trailhead, don’t take the Lake Daniell Track but veer right onto the 4WD track across swampy terrain to the shingle bank. Here, the Maruia River is fast-flowing, careering towards the footbridge over the […]
October 2023

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Ray Salisbury

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Ray Salisbury

Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.

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