The labyrinthine waterways of the Marlborough Sounds viewed from Mt Stokes at sunrise. Photo: Ray Salisbury/Hot Pixels Photography

Mt Stokes Track, Marlborough Sounds

January 2019

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An extraordinary alpine garden

My affliction is this: put a map before my eyes and I am lost. Not lost in the sense that I cannot find my way, but lost in my own world. I cease to communicate. I scan the page, flying over the landscape in my mind. Conversation is reduced to pathetic grunts and fake interjections. […]
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Marios Gavalas

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Marios Gavalas

Marios Gavalas works as an adventure guide, showing off Aotearoa’s wild places to international visitors. He is the author of 18 walking and tramping guide books and has been a Wilderness contributor for over 10 years. He is happy on his mountain bike or skis and can often be found in his garden communing with gnomes.

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