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October 2013

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October 2013

The trig at Mt Puroera, Pureora Forest Park, King Country. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
  Three beacons worth bagging Many of us go into the mountains to avoid manmade structures, although of course we’re often grateful for a hut, bridge or track marker. To that list, I’d also add trig station beacons. More than once I’ve been thankful to see the wooden tripod-shape of a beacon materialise out of […]
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