Key to the view

June 2012

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June 2012

Key Summit, Routeburn Track Thick mist hovers in the trees at The Divide car park on the Milford Highway as I pull up for a pre-dawn walk to Key Summit, a modest bump on the ridge above the Routeburn Track and one of the places for easily accessible views from anywhere along the highway. It’s […]
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