Map: BJ37 Kuripapango Wednesday, August 31 2011 The day started with a major hiccup. The van broke down. Fortunately, we were still in town and we managed to get a replacement; along with another vehicle, we were soon on our way, only 30 minutes late. It was a beautiful spring day, with just a small… [Read More]
Archives for August 2011
Kaka calls, cascades, sunshine and beech forest
Cascade Hut, Kaimanawa Forest Park, Saturday/Sunday August 27-28 2011. Map: BH36 Motutere There were only three of us for this weekend trip. We arrived at the end of Clements Mill Road (off Tahaura Rd), all looking forward to the tramp. There were a lot of vehicles parked in the bays off the road, which worried… [Read More]
Up Rogue Ridge, and down Macintosh Spur in good weather
Lakes Road car park -The Rogue – Mackintosh Spur, Saturday August 13 2011 There were only eight out today; possibly the poor weather forecast earlier in the week put some people off. But we started out in the sunshine! Whatever happened to the bad weather? The top section of the track down to the Tutaekuri… [Read More]
Black Birch Range – and a bivvy too
Black Birch Range: Did we see one? Lotkow Road to Littles Clearing via Black Birch Bivvy, Southern Kawekas, Wednesday August 3, 2011 The semi-independent authors in their ute caught up with the iTRAMP van at Rissington but after the second ford on Lotkow Road and only a kilometre to go, we came to a halt…. [Read More]