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Rainbow Road and Lake Tennyson

A flock of sheep on the northern end of the Rainbow Road running through farmland
In beech forest at the northern end of the Rainbow Road
About to enter more beech forest at the northern end of the Rainbow Road
One of many tributary river crossings feeding the Wairau River
The Wairau River near Wairau Gorge
Wairau Gorge
Heading south beyond Wairau Gorge
Part of Molesworth Station
Part of Molesworth Station
Heading south towards Lake Tennyson - the point where the road joins with the Clarence River until the junction with the Molesworth Road
Heading north away from Lake Tennyson
A view to the Spencer Mountains from near Lake Tennyson
A view to the Spencer Mountains from near Lake Tennyson
Lake Tennyson with Mount McCabe (1,606m) above and the Spencer Mountains in the distance. Mount Princess (2,126m) is at top right
Camped on the western shore of Lake Tennyson, beneath Mount McCabe
Camped on the western shore of Lake Tennyson, beneath Mount McCabe
A view of our campsite from about 1,400m on the flanks of Mount McCabe
Looking southeast from about 1,500m on Mount McCabe, across Lake Tennyson
Mountains beyond the southern end of Lake Tennyson
Early morning on the western shore of Lake Tennyson
Breakfast on the western shore of Lake Tennyson
The view southeast from the western shore of Lake Tennyson
The view southeast from the western shore of Lake Tennyson
Returning to the Rainbow Road, around the southern shore of Lake Tennyson
Crossing the southern drainage point of Lake Tennyson, which feeds the Clarence River
A section of landscape north of Lake Tennyson from the Rainbow Road
A section of landscape north of Lake Tennyson from the Rainbow Road
The upper Wairau River and Island Gully Hut, at the point where the road leaves Wairau River
Heading north across one of the tributary rivers flowing into the Wairau River
A section of Wairau River in Wairau Gorge
A section of Wairau River in Wairau Gorge
A section of Wairau River in Wairau Gorge
A section of Wairau River in Wairau Gorge
A section of Wairau River in Wairau Gorge

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