Arthur’s Pass: The best of a bad lot

March 2014

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March 2014

Arthur’s Pass_Mark Watson: Arthur’s Pass Village is located on the long flat expanse of the pass founded 150 years ago by Arthur Dobson Photo: Mark Watson
As Arthur’s Pass prepares to celebrate the 150th anniversary of its discovery, John Wilson recalls the history of the area and his own walking experiences there Every day hundreds of people speed across Arthur’s Pass, tackling the kilometre-long swampy summit in less than a minute on smooth tar seal. A line of power pylons also […]

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