Wild camping above the tinsel town of Queenstown. Photo: Raymond Salisbury/Hot Pixels Photography

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Ben Lomond, Queenstown

Queenstown is a party town and it’s the last place where I felt like staying. The hills beckoned beyond the tinsel town though, so I boarded the gondola for my escapade. Past the Skyline Restaurant, I followed the Ben Lomond Walkway into the shady pine forest. Eventually, the sounds of the town were lost to […]
August 2019

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Ray Salisbury

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Ray Salisbury

Ray Salisbury is an author and photographer living in Nelson with his wife and cat. He studied design and photography and has been contributing to Wilderness since 1997. His books include Tableland: The history behind Mt Arthur and EPIC: Adventures across Aotearoa. Ray began tramping with a camera more than 50 years ago and has visited over 500 backcountry huts.

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