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Riding through tussock clearings between Saxon and Mackay Huts
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Dracophyllum and manuka shrubs border the colourful red tussock filled wetlands of Mackay Downs, half way between Saxon and James Mackay huts. The white speckled granite provides a great riding surface.
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Alan Eskrick
Aug 6, 2015 near Takaka, NZ
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Riding through tussock clearings between Saxon and Mackay Huts
Dracophyllum and manuka shrubs border the colourful red tussock filled wetlands of Mackay Downs, half way between Saxon and James Mackay huts. The white speckled granite provides a great riding surface.
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