Three Fingers – Bob’s Spur Ruahine Forest Park Saturday June 15, 2013 Map: BK37 The Wednesday tramping group did this trip recently, and suffered much blood-letting. We therefore were all prepared and most of us wore our thermal leggings. The temperature was down to 1C outside when we arrived at the farm’s car park on… [Read More]
Searching for The Lizard
Blowhard Bush and The Lizard, Wednesday June 5 2013 Map: BJ37 The weather forecast was for cold, southerly gale-force winds with heavy rain. The tramp up the exposed ridge and along the open tops to Roberts Hut was going to be more than a little unpleasant. We didn’t do it! We used a little common… [Read More]
Naysayers lose out… Blue skies for three days in the Kaweka Forest Park
Kiwi Mouth Hut via Smith Russell track and Cameron Track, Kiwi Saddle Hut and then Studholme Bivvy. Map: BJ37. Queens Birthday Weekend, June 1 – 3 (Saturday-Monday) 2013 Well, well, so much for all the naysayers – “don’t go up to the tops, you will be blown off… the huts will be cold at this… [Read More]
An accommodating Ru ru
Te Wae Wae Station, Map BH39 Wed 22 May 2013 The day’s tramp was through a large block of native bush on the Te Wae Wae Station, inland from Putorino (quite a long way inland, actually), on map BH39. As on our previous visit, we were cordially greeted at the gate by our host and… [Read More]
Smoke and no mirrors
Leon Kinvig Hut, via Apiti Track Saturday/Sunday May 18/19 2013 Map: BL36 There were only three of us for this weekend tramp: Les, Simon and myself. It has been a few years since the club had this on the trip list, and those on it then all remember it well. They faced a blizzard coming… [Read More]
Fungi feast on the Apiti Track
Mangatewainui Circuit, via Apiti Track, Ruahine Forest Park, Saturday May 18 2013 Showers were forecast, so everyone came prepared. We turned off at Norsewood into Ngamoko Road and set off on foot from the DoC car park. The overnight group who were tramping onto Leon Kinvig Hut kindly helped us shift the car to the… [Read More]
Bagged at last
Wharite Peak, Southern Ruahine Range, Wednesday May 8 It looked like it was going to be third time lucky for some of us reaching the communications tower atop Wharite Peak. The day dawned cool, crisp and cloudless and after a good trip south, we started along the pretty Coppermine Stream track just before 9.30am. Twenty… [Read More]
There’s a sting in this tale
North Kaweka – Makahu Stream, Saturday May 4 2013 Kaweka FP, Map: BJ37 On the way out of town, we could see dark clouds over the Kawekas. However, closer to the car park, glimpses of blue sky raised some enthusiasm. We went up Trials Spur and up the steep exposed section of the track before… [Read More]
From Zero to Hero and then back again… and again
Bob’s Spur to Three Fingers, Wednesday April 24 2013 The good ship “Metro” left Winery Docks at the appointed time of 7.30 am on a fine and sunny morning with Capt Kelvin Shaw at the helm and his usual motley crew on board. We sailed off down to the Port of Mangleton where we disembarked… [Read More]
Light rain did not deter us from tramping
Longview Hut, Saturday April 20 2013 Ruahine FP, Map BL36 The trips scheduled were for a day and weekend, but the weather forecast discouraged the weekend trampers, and so only six headed up to Longview Hut. Marc’s company has bought him a great Ford Territory. We were overjoyed, because his Toyota Camry had to bail… [Read More]
Pines on the Smith Russell track are obscuring the views
Kiwi Saddle Kaweka FP, Map BJ37 Wednesday April 10 2013 Again, it was a really great day to get above the bushline. We had a clear blue sky and barely any wind. It was cool in the shade, but you can’t have everything, and the first hour or so is steadily uphill so we were… [Read More]
Boundary Stream has success with Kokako
Boundary Stream, Mainland Island Reserve, Saturday April 6 2013 The scheduled trip to walk the Maungaharuru Ranges changed due to the clagged-in tops and forecast steady rain, with hail predicted by weather forecasters for the afternoon. So a quick decision was made to go to Boundary Stream, and make it a short day walk. Arriving… [Read More]
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