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    • Africa
      • Drakensberg Traverse, South Africa/Lesotho
    • Asia
      • K2 basecamp trek, Karakoram, Pakistan
    • Europe
      • GR5, France
      • Cape Wrath Trail, Scotland
      • Coast-to-Coast + Lake District Loop, England
    • North America
      • Appalachian Trail
        • Presidential Traverse and White Mountains, NH
      • Arizona Trail
        • Paria Canyon/Buckskin Gulch, UT/AZ
      • Continental Divide Trail
        • Colorado
        • Montana
        • Wyoming
          • Teton Crest Trail (+ side trips)
          • Wind River High Route
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        • Isle Royale
        • Superior Hiking Trail
        • Porcupine Mountains, Michigan
      • Pacific Crest Trail
        • Washington
        • Oregon
        • Northern California
        • The Sierra
          • John Muir Trail, CA
        • Southern California
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        • Northland
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        • Manawatu
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        • Southland
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      • Aconcagua, Argentina
      • Torres del Paine, Chile “O” Circuit Trek

    Southland

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    The finish line is closer, but first it’s the spectacular Mavora Lakes, then eerie, muddy and tussock-filled forests, followed by the Pacific Ocean at last.

    February 25, 2019

    TA Day 117, Mavora Lake to Lower Princhester Hut, 22 km

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    February 25, 2019

    TA Day 118 Lower Princhester Hut to Lower Wairaki Hut, 31 km

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    February 25, 2019

    TA Day 119, Lower Wairaki Hut to Birchwood, 36 km

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    February 25, 2019

    TA Day 120, Birchwood to Merrivale Hut, 28 km

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    February 26, 2019

    TA Day 121, ‘zero day’ Otautau

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    February 27, 2019

    TA Day 122, ‘zero day’ Otautau

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    February 28, 2019

    TA Day 123, Merivale Road to Martin’s Hut, 29 km

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    March 1, 2019

    TA Day 124, Martin’s Hut to Colac Bay, 24 km

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    March 2, 2019

    TA Day 125, Colac Bay to Riverton, 24 km

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    March 3, 2019

    TA Day 126, Riverton to Invercargill, 33 km

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    March 4, 2019

    TA Day 127, Invercargill to Bluff, 34 km

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    March 16, 2019

    TA Stewart Island

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    April 6, 2019

    TA homeward bound

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    April 20, 2019

    forest fungus fotos

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