A mountain mix of up and down

July 2013

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July 2013

View from the slopes of Mt Owen. Photo: Sonja Kamphuis
Mt Owen, Kahurangi National Park Like many people, I think that long weekends are made for one thing: getting into the hills. The view of the snow on the Arthur Range west of Nelson was tantalising. Scanning the horizon, wanting somewhere reasonably close to home, our sights drifted south. Mt Owen, the hulking limestone giant […]
Alistair Hall

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