Makahu car park – Middle Hill Hut – Mangatutunui Stream, Wednesday, April 29. Map: U20 Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Garry Whincop, Peter Slagter, Murray White, Rosemary Jeffery, Graham Bell, Thelma Tasman-Smith, Vic Bullock, Arthur Mead, Ron Morison, John Mason, John Marshall, Alex Thomason, Ted Angove, Jeanne Van Den Hout, Graham Bell and Keith Moretta At 9.00… [Read More]
Archives for April 2009
The fertiliser bin that leads to interesting routes
The Fertiliser Bin to Hinerua Hut, Saturday, April 25 2009. Map: U22 Trampers: Denise Payne, Rosemary Jeffery, Colleen Pereau, Russell Greer, Alison Greer, Sue Marshall, Matt Green, Julia Mackie, Colin McNatty, Russell Kulsdom our English visitor, and Gordon Tapp Travelling down highway 50, we noted dark clouds and it appeared we might get the forecast… [Read More]
Several masterpieces of navigation and timing…
Stanfield Hut – Cattle Creek, Wednesday, April 15 2009. Map: T23 and U23 Trampers: Kelvin Shaw, Ken Ross, Robyn Smith, Julia Mackie, Ron Morison, Vic Bullock, Peter Uren, Murray Goss, Rosemary Jeffery, Manfred Hausler, Jeanne Van Den Hout, Graham Bell and Murray White Eleven travelled by van down State Highway 50 towards Dannevirke. The weather… [Read More]
A look at the new, improved Mackintosh Hut
Up The Rogue and down Mackintosh Spur, April 10 2009. Map: U20 Trampers: Julia Mackie, Murray Goss, John Marshall, Paul Exeter, Paul Hendy, Denise Payne, Rosemary Jeffery, Gordon Tapp, John Dobbs, Sue Marshall, Alex Thomason, Ted Angove and Geoff Donkin Two of the group headed off to Mackintosh Hut via the direct route. The rest… [Read More]
A damp tramp back into the mists of time
Upper Te Hoe Hut, Wednesday, April 1 2009. Map: V18 Trampers: Alison Greer, Ron Morison, Vic Bullock, Penny and Arthur Mead, Paul Exeter, John Marshall, John Mason, Robyn Smith, Peter Slagter, Peter Youren and Ken Ross We left the van in the Pukahunui car park in the Whirinaki Forest Park to do the in-and-out tramp… [Read More]
When going downhill seems more like an uphill battle
Upper Makaroro or Barlow’s Hut, Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29 2009. Map: U21/22 Trampers: Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Ray Slavin, Murray Goss and Julia Mackie Our grateful thanks to Ray for enabling us to have dry feet from the start. His wagon was able to ford the Makaroro River and we parked at… [Read More]