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Going up to Big Hill Saddle
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Less of a trail than I had expected
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Macetown sprang up during the goldrush and disappeared soon after
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Macetown explained
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Motatapu Track sign
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Explaining the history of tussock in the Otago high country
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Walking the Arrow River- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Remains of old gold workings in a bend of the Arrow River near historic Macetown
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Tarp set up on a terrace above the Arrow River and dinner is cooking
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Rain- nothing to do but take pictures: the trusty silnylon poncho tarp shelter
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New Zealand Sandfly
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Waiting out the rain in my modified poncho tarp
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View to the foot end of my shelter
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Leaving my first night's campsite on a terrace along the Arrow River
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Above the Arrow River- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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The Motatapu Track is a poled route for most of its length
loveexploring:
Following a steep ridge on the Motatapu Track
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Sufficient visibility to see the next pole is essential to follow the track
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Roses Hut- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Hut book at Roses Hut
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Central Otago high country- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Second night's campsite
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A sprinkling of snow after a cold front passed through last night
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Knuckle Peak 1804m- Motatapu Track
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Central Otago tussock- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Uneven terrain- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Uneven terrain- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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View across Motatapu Valley- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
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Highland Creek Hut- Motatapu Track
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Unnamed creek and Knuckle Peak- Motatapu Track, New Zealand
