Michael Hunter, Mystical Vale (SINGLE SHOT 2024)

I took this photo while hiking the Routeburn Track in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. It had been raining all day, with poor visibility, and then as we approached Harris Saddle, the clouds parted. This vale in Harris Saddle seemed like a place from another time.

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