Snow snail in 13 Mile Bush

August 2014

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August 2014

Sunrise over Ben More Stream. Photo: Pat Barrett
Benmore Hut, Korowai/Torlesse Tussocklands Park Deep snow had fallen in the foothills and covered every mountain, forest, flat, and riverbed with an icing of white crystalline powder. The temperature was frigid, but the sky clear as I slowly hiked up Thirteen Mile Bush Stream intent on gaining the track to Benmore Hut which lies at […]
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