The Plateau on Red Hills Range in Mount Richmond Forest Park is a place of peaty tarns, red tussocks and curious rock stacks. Photo: Shaun Barnett/Black Robin Photography
Iron-infused rocks create unique red landscapes where plant life struggles and boots are torn asunder. Where Te Araroa Trail passes through the southwest corner of the Richmond Range towards St Arnaud, jumbles of curious rusting red rocks, stunted beech trees and boggy alpine wetlands combine to form unique natural landscapes. The red rocks are part […]
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