Cruising the old coach road

December 2013

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December 2013

Lake Lyndon and Craigieburn Range from ridge above Coach Stream. Photo: Pat Barrett
Coach Stream Route, Torlesse-Korowai Tussocklands Park, Canterbury In the late afternoon I slipped out of Christchurch, travelled across the Canterbury Plains and pulled up at the small lay-by in a sharp bend on the eastern side of Porters Pass. I planned to walk the coach road to the summit of the small range lying between […]
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