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Moving into another mountain range

October 02, 2019

Moving into another mountain range
Moving back high into the mountains. Working on a new Paratitahi tarn painting, will show the progress soon. These large and attractive tarns lie in a glacial basin at the head of the Arnst River at an altitude of 1650m. They are both remote and magical yet easily visited on the St Arnaud Range.

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