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Nicols' Blacksmiths Shop, main road, Duntroon

Starting the slow climb of Danseys Pass

Looking back down Danseys Pass

Danseys Pass – on the descent towards the hotel!

Danseys Pass Hotel

The restored commercial district of Naseby

County Offices, Naseby – now a museum

On the Rail Trail (between Ranfurly & Wedderburn)

Lunch on the OCRT at the Wedderburn Railway Station

Gilchrists Store, Oturehura (estd 1902)

Sunrise at Poolburn

Tors and beehives on the track to Manorburn Dam

Manorburn Dam (used for farm irrigation)

The beauty of a remote Central Otago countryside

Margaret crossing Little Valley Station to Alexandra.

The original Kingston Flyer – now kept at Mandeville

Century-old stone woolshed ruins – Teviot Valley

The Nevis challenge begins!

The view back down to Garston and beyond

The lower Nevis Valley

Politically incorrect signs today!!

Scouring from historical gold mining and resultant tailings

Sunrise on Ben Nevis (2234m)

The winding climb to Duffers Saddle

The sign at the summit of Duffers Saddle

Old Cromwell town recreated buildings

Crossing a bridge on the Otago Central Rail Trail

The area known as Tiger Hills on the OCRT

Plenty of snow on the Dunstan Range ahead!