The middle of somewhere

January 2013

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January 2013

Approaching the head of Gertrude Valley. Photo: Troy Mattingley
Gertrude Valley, Fiordland National Park One the most stunning day in Fiordland has to be up to Gertrude Saddle. Located just before Homer Tunnel on the Milford Sound Highway, Gertrude Valley often overlooked by unsuspecting tourists who zoom by the turn-off in search of that postcard moment in Milford Sound. This isn’t such a bad […]
Alistair Hall

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