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Sawcut Gorge

From Nine to Noon 10 March 2014

I’ve been on and off the road for the last week, driving from Auckland to Wanaka and back, and I ticked off one item on my off-the-beaten-track list by walking up the Waima River, in Marlborough, to Sawcut Gorge – a destination that had eluded me when I first tried 20 years ago.

The road to Sawcut Gorge

Evocative station name on the road to Sawcut Gorge

Walking up the Waima River towards Sawcut Gorge

A new arrival since I was last on the river: the invasive alga didymo

Like an alien tentacle, a strand of didymo moves in the river

Sawcut Gorge from downstream

Sawcut Gorge from upstream

Matukituki River valley and the big peaks of Aspiring National Park in the distance

Emily Warne on the summit of Glenfinnan

Looking down from Glenfinnan: Mt Aspiring Station and the Matukituki River

Jagged ridges of Fog Peak, Glenfinnan's neighbour

Mountain snowberries on Glenfinnan

A sweet treat - mountain snowberries

Tasman mudflats as social media site

Metal crabs on the Tasman mudflats near Motueka

Vehicles approach Lindis Pass from the Cromwell side

Lupins line the road near the top of Lindis Pass

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