High country holidaying

Last year, on a dusty hot summer’s day, I decided to take the slow road from Blenheim to Christchurch.  Armed with my trusty little 4WD, a tent, lots of snack foods, a large swimming towel, binoculars, and a camera; I felt well prepared to enter the vast tawny landscapes of South Marlborough and explore the Molesworth Recreation Reserve – formerly a high country station - during the summer period the road is open to the public. 

The deep pools and convoluted geologies of the Acheron River

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