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Todasy we’re leaving this beautiful valley between the Hawkduns and the St Bathans Range via the eastern part of the Hawkdun Runs Road
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One more look towards Hugo’s in the far far distance
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View west towards the St Bathans Range
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One of the huts near Falls Dam
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And another landout strip, good to know, I’ve been low in this area just recently
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At the actual Falls Dam, when I got here I realised I’ve been her before, in 2013
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The Home Hills
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The Manuherikia River below, looking south
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And north towards Falls Dam and the Hawkduns
Some drone footage
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In Oturehua there’s this nice old store
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We drove around the Raggedy Range today and here we are on our way to Alexandra again with some more bad weather coming in
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It’s been like this for a while now, rain then sunshine and repeat
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But it’s better than a completely blue sky, at least for photos
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On Becks Lauder Rd
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It was a bit of a search for a camping spot today and eventually we went back to Fiddlers Flat Road (where I sent the drone up before) where I snapped this golden hour photo of the Home Hills
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And this one of our camping spot