Waihaha Hut, Pueroa Forest Park, July 28-29 2012 A good turn-out for the weekend trip: nine trampers left Napier in light drizzle heading for Pueroa Forest Park on the western side of Lake Taupo. Once over the hills, the weather cleared leaving a heavy frost on the plains and around Taupo. A quick loo stop,… [Read More]
Archives for July 2012
Macintosh spurred us on to the tops
Macintosh car park, Macintosh Hut, Macintosh Spur and tops, Saturday July 28 Map: BJ37 Kuripapango The day was quite mild and clear, and luckily we did not need too many extra layers when we set off (sadly without Colin McNatty, who had been felled by illness). We had an easy walk down to the new(ish)… [Read More]
Where have all the markers gone?
Lawrence Road to Lotkow Road, Wednesday July 18 2012 Map: BJ37 What a great tramp we all had! Who says Saturday tramps are harder than Wednesdays? Ten brave souls set off up the Taihape Road in beautiful sunny but frosty weather to Lawrence Road. After dropping John Marshall off to do “his thing”, the rest… [Read More]
Snowy frills around the Golden Crown
Golden Crown Ridge – Pohutuhaha – Sentry Box Circuit, Saturday July 14 Map: BK37 Grey frontal weather and rain was forecast for western areas but it looked pretty good on the eastern side of the Ruahines. So it was a mild and calm morning as 16 eager trampers drove down the Mangleton Valley. As conditions… [Read More]