Photographer: Josh Eckels
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Flexing the wings
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Curled up for a nap
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Morepork owl
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Falcon with an injured wing
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Wood pigeon, very stately
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Red-crowned parakeet
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Beers at lunch
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Hoisting a sour
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Lunch has arrived!
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Boarding the gondola
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In the gondola car
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Queentown in the background
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Climbing
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Very lightly snow dusted
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Cut through the trees
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Lake Wakatipu
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At the top of the gondola ride
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In front of the Remarkable range
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Up toward Arthur's Point
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Chair lift for the luge
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Luges and passengers catching a ride
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Up to the top!
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Helmets on for safety!
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Ready to race
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Matching helmet and jacket
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Returning to base
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Final ride down
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Rounding the bend
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Rebecca in the lead
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Fun in the dirt
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On the way down
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Late afternoon clouds
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Final dinner at Ivy and Lola's
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Gondola to Skyline
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Fresh snow on top
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Mountains behind downtown
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Fergburger, always with a line
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Lightly dusted
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Tuatara on display
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Wood pigeon (kereru)
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Waiting for a treat before flying back
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Taxidermied display kiwi
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One of the invasive possums
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Chowing down
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About to pilfer some cash
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Waiting for the thief
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The gateaway
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Napping kea
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Distinctive hooked beak
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Showing a little orange
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Stretching a bit more
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Full back display
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And now for the underwing
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