Valley Surprise

June 2011

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June 2011

Sudden Valley Biv. Photo: Pat Barrett
Sudden Valley Bivouac, Arthur’s Pass National Park Deep in the hills of Arthur’s Pass National Park, south of the village near where the Waimakariri River flows powerfully beneath the Mt White access bridge is the secluded post glacial Sudden Valley. This is a hanging valley, so named as it ‘hangs’ at a higher elevation above […]
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