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Red Rhythms at the Boulder Bank, Nelson, New Zealand is available as a limited edition print featuring the north eastern most bach. There are now just 5 baches lined up along the spit, after one was recently destroyed in a fire in 2021. It is a barren place, exposed to the elements with no running water, no power and no shelter from the sun apart from a couple of stunted pōhutukawa trees.
The Boulder Bank (Te Taero a Kereopa) is a naturally formed, 13.5km spit of Boulders that extends west from the Glenduan. The boulders are smooth and round from the coastal currents, and the banks edge is filled with rock pools and reefs to the seaward side with many kingfish, snapper, blue cod and kahawai to keep the fisherman busy. Keep an eye out for the lazy bronze whalers who like to steal the caught fish.
At a very early stage is Birdcage Hut, with the first heavy base layers laid down and the initial details emerging.
Situated towards the head of the Cass River near Lake Tekapo Birdcage Hut is nestled against the Haszard Ridge on the valley floor at just under 1100 metres above sea level.
This hut is a derelict one...
After this latest snow dump we feel so lucky to have spent time just before it immersing ourselves in the Molesworth. Access in winter can be a challenge, snow and ice on the passes and we just heard that the rivers in Rainbow got blown out after the last rain/snow storm I imagine these are impassable now as they get gauged out very quickly.
It's very cool to see others just as passionate about the area as us - when we turned up it made me laugh to see another ute had skis in the back (although they had biked in) nothing was going to stop them going in! It would have been a very long...
I'm getting into the finer detail now on the Poolburn Dam painting. The morning mist rising off the cool water as the sun warmed it was a challenge. It adds a great mood and is only visible for such a short time early in the morning so I really wanted to include this...
