Beach Walk August 27 2014 Seals of disapproval would be more correct, because we encountered many of them along the way from Aromoana Beach to Mangakuri Beach. The forecast for the day was occasional showers with a southerly dying out. Low tide was at 12.30, which was ideal. It was originally planned to go from… [Read More]
Archives for August 2014
It was tough climbing through the snow above the bushline
Saturday/Sunday August 23/24, 2014 Howletts Hut, Ruahine FP. BL36 We had the kind permission from the farmer to cross his farmland to take the old ridge track up to the main ridge track. This track is still discernable, but falling away in a few places only. The bush is luscious and dense. Little light penetrates… [Read More]
August 2014 News
Contents: Mountain Film Festival NTC 40th Anniversary Tell everybody u TRAMP! Mountain Film Festival Info. 2014 NZ MFF Brochure Hawkes Bay NTC 40th Anniversary Dinner, Saturday October 4. Napier Tramping Club is 40 years old this year. The club’s first tramp was to Kaweka J, in the Kaweka Forest Park on October 5, 1974. The… [Read More]
An historic hut, with a princess in residence
Galbraith Hut, Taraponui, Maungaharuru Range, Wednesday August 13 2014 Map: BH38 A better than expected morning promised a good day for our tramp to the Maungaharuru Range. Driving over the Napier-Taupo road, there was little sign of last week’s snow, just frost in shady areas. We turned down Waitara, then Brooks Rd, parking at Lloyd… [Read More]
“Selfies” galore, on Camp Spur
Saturday, August 9, 2014. Middle Hill to Whetu, Kaweka Forest Park, Map: BJ37 See our Facebook page for more pix It was a good, clear day and, on the drive into the Kawekas, we could see snow way down low on the Maungahururus. The stream was running high and just below the ford’s red line,… [Read More]