Shallow Bay Hut, Fiordland National Park Just 6km down the road from the tourist town of Te Anau, is a short-cut onto the Kepler Track, one of the famous Great Walks, a 60km loop lasting 3-4 days. My wife and I were not fit enough for such an epic, and sought some solitude. They say […]
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Ray Salisbury
Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.
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