There’s no denying the appeal of the thundering, cascading spray of a backcountry waterfall. Cascading water whipped to white spray, the thundering pulse of falling water, an exhilarating swim in a pool beneath – and no one, not a soul around. That’s the call of a backcountry waterfall. Aotearoa’s crumpled terrain has many waterfalls. They […]
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