Barrier Knob, 9 - 10 January 2014
House ahead! Negotiating the bridge just north of Mandeville
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House ahead! I decided not to take the shortcut between Mandeville and Balfour after being stuck behind a house travelling on the road
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Crowd entertainment while waiting for the green light. Homer Tunnel, western portal
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Black Lake and Mount Crosscut
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The Cleddau River and Milford Sound from Gertrude Saddle. The most prominent peaks from left to right are Sheerdown Peak, Mitre Peak and Mount Pembroke
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob. Mount Tutoko and Mount Madeline stand out behind Mts Underwwod, Patuki, Karetai Peak and Te Wera
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob: Lake Adelaide and the central Darran Mountains
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob: Mount Tuhawaiki and the waterfall draining the Korako Glacier are in the foreground on the left. In the background are the Park Pass Glacier, the Cosmos Peaks, Mts Lydia and Ian, Mount Aspiring, Mount Edward, Mount Head
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Adelaide Peak, Sabre Peak and Marian Peak from the summit of Barrier Knob
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Mount Crosscut from Barrier Knob
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Milford Sound from Barrier Knob. From left to right are the Llawrenny Peaks (back), Sheerdown Peak (front), Mitre Peak (back), Mount Pembroke
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob: Lake Adelaide and the central Darran Mountains
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View from Barrier Knob at sunset: Mount Tutoko, Mount Patuki, Mount Madeline
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Barrier Knob sunset: Mount Grave, Mount Underwood, Mount Tutoko, Mount Patuki, Mount Madeline, Karetai Peak, Mount Te Wera, Mount Revelation, Taiaroa Peak
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob at sunset: Lake Adelaide and the central Darran Mountains
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View from the summit of Barrier Knob at sunset: Milford Sound
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View from Barrier Knob at dusk: Mount Grave, Mount Underwood, Mount Tutoko, Mount Patuki, Mount Madeline, Karetai Peak, Mount Te Wera, Mount Revelation, Taiaroa Peak
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Campsite on top of Barrier Knob
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Star trails over Barrier Knob, Darran Mountains
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The Gertrude Valley, Barrier Knob and Barrier Peak
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The bridge in the lower Gertrude Valley
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