Mike Evans leaves his toddler at home for the peace and serenity of the Routeburn, but finds it anything but The pungent smell of marijuana smoke hung in the air around the four young men who sat jovially on the steps of Lake Mackenzie Hut. Their portable stereo broke the otherwise serene environment that is […]
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