Lawrence Hut, Erewhon Station

July 2017

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July 2017

Fording the Clyde en route to Lawrence Hut. Photo: Pat Barrett
All was fine and clear for our Saturday morning wander up the lower Clyde River and into the Lawrence, the Clyde’s largest tributary. The river has a very large catchment which extends north-eastwards for many kilometres to the ranges bordering the upper Rakaia River. This valley provides typical Canterbury high country travel, with mostly shingled […]
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