Bell Rock – Taraponui Mast, Wednesday 31 August 2016 Map: BH38/39 It had been more than three weeks since a winter storm dropped metres of snow over the North Island, from the Kaweka Forest Park, over the central plateau and the Napier-Taupo road, Whirinaki FP and beyond, causing mayhem and massive damage. Remnants of snow… [Read More]
Archives for August 2016
Stags roared in the hut
Roaring Stag Hut, Tararua Range, 27 August 2016. Map: BN34 The weather forecast wasn’t brilliant, but still there were eight hardy souls intent on a weekend in the Tararua Ranges. Two carloads left town at 7am and made the way South. It was a rather uneventful trip until Woodville, where the local constabulary were breath-testing… [Read More]
A windy trek up to Wharite Peak
Wharite Peak, Ruahine FP, Saturday 27 August 2016 Photos taken by Elly and Gerard Govers. Only five left the Park Island car park on this Saturday day tramp. Our driver, Gerard, was the only male but I’m sure he enjoyed the company of four lady passengers. We decided we needed a coffee at Dannevirke so… [Read More]
August 2016 News
Contents: Ruahine Use Group Operations Update from the Operations Manager, Ken Mills. Kapiti Island Ruahine User Group Update Ken Mills, Operations Managaer, DoC reports to the Ruahine User Group August 15, 2016. I have just spoken to a chap who spent Saturday night at Sunrise hut. There is snow on the track from about the… [Read More]
What a Sunrise: The finest spell of weather there in living memory
Waipawa Saddle, Ruahine FP, Map: BK36. Wednesday 17 August 2016 The ducks were all in line for this trip. Recent snow and now an anticyclone was bathing Hawke’s Bay, promising clear fine weather for a tramp to the tops. The plan was to reach Waipawa saddle via part-way up Sunrise Track before dropping down to… [Read More]
To the Hogget, dodging the weather
The Hogget, 30 July 2016 The weather forecast was for showers developing into rain later in the day, with gale force winds. Setting off from where the van was parked, we crossed a small stream without too much difficulty and headed up the bush track, which was sheltered from the wind. We went through tall… [Read More]