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										<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_10866" style="width: 543px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10866" class="wp-image-10866 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="800" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0135_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="(max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10866" class="wp-caption-text">Time for another (little) walk, the <a href="https://www.alltrails.com/trail/new-zealand/canterbury/leith-hill-loop-track" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leith Hill</a> <a href="https://planmywalk.nz/tracks/leith-hill-loop/map" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Loop Track</a>, which starts in <a href="https://www.castlehill.nz/castle-hill-village/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Castle Hill Village</a></p></div>
<div id="attachment_10867" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10867" class="wp-image-10867 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0136_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10867" class="wp-caption-text">It starts with a tiny stream to be crossed</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10868" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10868" class="wp-image-10868 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0140_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10868" class="wp-caption-text">Nice views looking back at Castle Hill Village and the Torlesse Range</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10869" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10869" class="wp-image-10869 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0141_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10869" class="wp-caption-text">Parts of the track go through forest</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10870" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10870" class="wp-image-10870 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0142_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10870" class="wp-caption-text">That&#8217;s Castle Hill (not the village but the rocks) to our left, <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2021/09/castle-hill-2/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">been there</a> a <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2015/10/stargazing-at-castle-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">few</a> <a href="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/2014/03/from-dusk-till-dawn-at-castle-hill/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">times</a> as well</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10871" style="width: 543px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10871" class="wp-image-10871 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="800" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0147_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10871" class="wp-caption-text">Lots of these on the trees</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10872" style="width: 543px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10872" class="wp-image-10872 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="800" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0154_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10872" class="wp-caption-text">They&#8217;re quite pretty</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10873" style="width: 543px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10873" class="wp-image-10873 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="533" height="800" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result.jpg 1100w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result-200x300.jpg 200w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result-683x1024.jpg 683w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result-768x1152.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0157_DxO_result-1024x1536.jpg 1024w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10873" class="wp-caption-text">It&#8217;s quite nippy in the shade of the forest, but sunshine is just around the corner</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10874" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10874" class="wp-image-10874 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0162_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10874" class="wp-caption-text">Lovely day, great views, Castle Hill Village</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10875" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10875" class="wp-image-10875 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0168_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10875" class="wp-caption-text">The heighest point of the track, you can also walk to the summit higher up (we didn&#8217;t)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10876" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10876" class="wp-image-10876 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0183_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10876" class="wp-caption-text">Another look back down at Castle Hill and the Torlesse Range</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10877" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10877" class="wp-image-10877 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0191_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10877" class="wp-caption-text">After crossing this stream again we have as good as completed the loop track</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10878" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10878" class="wp-image-10878 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0202_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10878" class="wp-caption-text">After our little hike we decide to return via Lake Coleridge, which leads us to Lake Lyndon and beyond where DOC have once again made things more restrictive, putting up fences and whatnot</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10879" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10879" class="wp-image-10879 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0206_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10879" class="wp-caption-text">This area is actually also one of our landout options (for gliding)</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10880" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10880" class="wp-image-10880 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0209_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10880" class="wp-caption-text">Mt Hutt Range in the distance</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10881" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10881" class="wp-image-10881 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0213_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10881" class="wp-caption-text">Lake Coleridge comes into view</p></div>
<div id="attachment_10882" style="width: 810px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-10882" class="wp-image-10882 size-full" src="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result.jpg" alt="" width="800" height="533" srcset="https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result.jpg 1650w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result-300x200.jpg 300w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result-768x512.jpg 768w, https://edwinov.com/edwininnz/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/DSCF0218_DxO_result-1536x1024.jpg 1536w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" /><p id="caption-attachment-10882" class="wp-caption-text">Baaaaaaaa</p></div>
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