Te Puia Lodge, Kaweka Forest Park, Saturday and Sunday June 30 and July 1. Map: BJ37 The hut wardens at the Te Puia lodge have a lot to answer for. It all started with one of them suggesting that the theme this year be ‘Green’ or Irish. We all quickly concurred, and then worked out… [Read More]
Archives for June 2012
A winter’s day tramp
Kiritaki Hut, via private farmland Map: BM35 Woodville Saturday, June 16 2012 On a very cold day, the car temperature gauge showing 3C outside, fifteen trampers set off from the cowshed on private farmland. We were heading for the ridge and track that we had been told about by the local farmer. The track was… [Read More]
Snap Happy – thank goodness I remembered the camera
Waihohonu Hut, Tongariro National Park, Saturday-Monday June 2-4 2012 How many photos can you take of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Ngauruhoe over a Queen’s Birthday weekend? Oodles: you just have to take one when you see it first, then get closer, then when it looks pink, then when the cloud partially obscures it, and so… [Read More]
Watch out for the orange-crested Tui
Makino Hut – Te Puia Lodge, June 6 2012 Map: BJ37 The day began with cooler, overcast skies and occasional drizzle. Isobel, Alison and Keith headed towards Makino Hut, from the Makahu Road car park, while the other six drove on to Mangatutu car park and began their walk to Te Puia Lodge. The steep… [Read More]
A top-class day for a trip to the tops
Kiwi Saddle- Castle Camp- Kaiarahi Circuit, Saturday June 2 2012 Map: BJ37 It was a beautiful, frosty Hawke’s Bay morning and with the promise of a clear, calm day, it was decided to alter plans slightly, from Macintosh Hut to Kiwi Saddle Hut – taking advantage of the good conditions expected on the tops. Arriving… [Read More]