Cattle Creek Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Saturday/Sunday September 21-22 2013 The weekend party of six split into two. Les and I planned to go to Mid Pohangina Hut as neither of us had been past Cattle Creek Hut, so were eager to visit new territory. Ted, Paul, Simon and Sue opted for Cattle Creek Hut,… [Read More]
Archives for September 2013
How we beat the blast, without beating about the bush…
Sparrowhawk Range, Wednesday September 11. Map BJ37 A severe gale-force wind from the west was the forecast for the day. Great! So west we went, over the Gentle Annie to the Sparrowhawk Range. We parked just over the bridge that crosses the Taruarau River in surprisingly calm conditions and made our way up the very… [Read More]
Navigating by farm tracks to Bell Rock
Saturday September 7, 2013 Mangahururu Range, Bell Rock from Titiokura Saddle We left the Napier-Taupo Road before 8 am in good weather. At the quarry, we headed north around the western side of the range. We had good views of the snow-covered Kawekas. Navigation consisted of following farm tracks as per Google Maps. Just before… [Read More]