Often the highlight of a great trip in the hills, backcountry lakes provide idyllic camping spots, bracing dips and scenery second to none. We take you to 15 of the very best. 1. Heart of darkness: Hidden Lake, Oteake Conservation Park Although Oteake Conservation Park is characterised by very high, bleak slopes and large and dry […]
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