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November 2015

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November 2015

Big country - traversing the Hawkdun Range. Photo: Pat Barrett
To mark Wilderness magazine’s 30th anniversary, current and past editors and contributors scoured the archives for the 30 best trips we’ve published over the decades. This story, original published in November 2015, was included. You can find all 30 of the greatest Wilderness trips in the October 2021 issue. The immense Oteake Conservation Park provides […]
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