Marg & Tony documented their back-country adventure through Central Otago in 2012, which included stops at historic sites like Nicols' Blacksmiths Shop, climbs over mountain passes like Danseys Pass, and views of the countryside from places such as Manorburn Dam and Ben Nevis. They saw remnants of the past like the Kingston Flyer locomotive and old stone woolshed ruins, and explored parts of the Otago Central Rail Trail between activities like climbing Duffers Saddle.

1. Marg & Tony's
Back-country
Adventure 2012
(part 2)

3. Nicols' Blacksmiths Shop, main road, Duntroon

5. Starting the slow climb of Danseys Pass

6. Looking back down Danseys Pass

7. Danseys Pass – on the descent towards the hotel!

8. Danseys Pass Hotel

11. The restored commercial district of Naseby

12. County Offices, Naseby – now a museum

17. On the Rail Trail (between Ranfurly & Wedderburn)

18. Lunch on the OCRT at the Wedderburn Railway Station

19. Gilchrists Store, Oturehura (estd 1902)

20. Sunrise at Poolburn

21. Tors and beehives on the track to Manorburn Dam

22. Manorburn Dam (used for farm irrigation)

23. The beauty of a remote Central Otago countryside

24. Margaret crossing Little Valley Station to Alexandra.

28. The original Kingston Flyer – now kept at Mandeville

29. Century-old stone woolshed ruins – Teviot Valley

30. The Nevis challenge begins!

31. The view back down to Garston and beyond

33. The lower Nevis Valley

35. Politically incorrect signs today!!

36. Scouring from historical gold mining and resultant tailings

37. Sunrise on Ben Nevis (2234m)

38. The winding climb to Duffers Saddle

39. The sign at the summit of Duffers Saddle

40. Old Cromwell town recreated buildings

41. Crossing a bridge on the Otago Central Rail Trail

42. The area known as Tiger Hills on the OCRT

43. Plenty of snow on the Dunstan Range ahead!