View from Parachute Rocks. Photo: Ray Salisbury

Diamond in the rough

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Rough Creek tarn, Nelson Lakes National Park

It’s hard to gain perspective in the hectic pace of urban life with its soundtrack of background noise. To escape the auditory assault on our senses, friends and I headed into a quiet corner of Nelson Lakes National Park. We began our trip through luxuriant beech forest on the Loop Track in Kerr Bay. Below […]
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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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