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The blue sky day at Parks Peak Hut

Bathing in glorious sunshine at Parks Peak Hut

July 31, 2013 by Alison Greer Leave a Comment

Parks Peak Hut, Wednesday July 31 2013
Map: Tikokino BK37

The blue sky day at Parks Peak HutThe new Parks Peak Hut was surrounded by patches of snow and bathed in glorious sunshine when we arrived round noon. The main party had negotiated the steep, 740m climb from Sentry Box Hut in just less than three hours, taking time out to marvel at the magnificent views of the snow-covered Ruahine Range, further west to Mt Ruapehu, and East over the Heretaunga Plains shrouded in fog.

Views from PohatuhahaAfter a leisurely lunch in the sun, we retraced our steps along the ridge, in places through snow. On reaching the track junction, it was decided to continue on to the lookout point, Pohatuhaha. Here we met Ken and Vic who had made it to the trig and were enjoying the beautiful day. More photos were taken, especially by those who had not been before, then it was back to the track junction and the start of the long descent. The knees were aching by the time we arrived at the newly refurbished Sentry Box Hut. Some of our club members had worked on the project in recent weeks and it looks good.

The new wooden bunks in Sentry Box HutThe sun had just sunk below the ridgeline making the temperature drop when the last of the group arrived at the vehicles; it was time to go home after another great day in the Ruahine Range.

Trampers: Ken Ross, Kelvin Shaw, Peter Slagter, John Marshall, Paul Exeter, Tony Pluymers, Hilary Heath-Caldwell, Keith Moretta, Vic Bullock, Murray White, John Burrell, Robyn Smith, Dennis Mitchell, Colin McNatty, Wai Anderson, and reporter Alison Greer

Filed Under: Recent trips Tagged With: Parks Peak Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Sentry Box Hut

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We are a group of like-minded people who love the great outdoors. We tramp mostly in the Hawke’s Bay province, in remote areas such as the Kaweka and Ruahine Ranges; but we also travel longer distances to new places, for longer walks.

The Napier Tramping Club was established in 1974 and has about 70 members. We belong to the Federated Mountain Clubs of NZ Inc (FMC) and run Saturday, full-weekend and Wednesday tramps, every fortnight.

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