An eyrie among the mountains

August 2011

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August 2011

Camp on Cascade Saddle, Mt Aspiring NP, Otago. Photo: Nick Groves
Stars filled the sky from one silhouetted mountain to another as we settled into our tent nestled among the tussock for a quiet night camping up high. During the night my companion woke me to say that the weather was on the change. Marie was somewhat anxious with the prospect of a steep, slippery descent […]

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