Quiet above the Sounds

May 2012

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May 2012

Looking down to Milford Sound from Gerturude Saddle just after sunrise. This is just metres from the open doorway of the tent
Gertrude Saddle, Fiordland National Just two hours’ easy tramp from Milford Road will have you in the centre of the Darran Mountains – one of the most amazing mountain ranges in New Zealand noted for its tall, weathered granite peaks that seem to stretch forever. I’ve pitched my tent on Gertrude Saddle, just 10 paces […]

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Ruth Soukoutou

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