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familiar to those form the state of Victoria in Australia, somehow the vastness much greater than our own yet not as spectacular without being disrespectful. Ahead lay what must’ ve been Mount Cook, in all its determined beauty.
We continued on the Hakataramea Pass, stopping at the highest point to take in the views, a chance to regroup as we made our way into Mackenzie country.
Accessing the Mackenzie Pass from the west is via the Mackenzie Pass Road from the Haldon Road, a short distance from the exit of the Hakataramea Pass Road. One heads up from the south whilst the other heads back to the east before turning to the north through a south passage, it all sounds convoluted but adds an element of interest to the ride.
The road in is rifle barrel straight; gravel that is corrugated and dusty, sitting on around one hundred kilometres per hour seems to be
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