Top Maropea Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday/Sunday May 30/31, 2015 Queen’s Birthday weekend, and Les and I only wanted to do an overnight tramp. We decided that Top Maropea would be a good short trip to a lovely hut. We expected snow, as the tops were well covered during May’s cold spell, and encountered it near… [Read More]
Archives for May 2015
A snowy delight, and good track finding
Te Iringa, Kaweka Forest Park, Wednesday, May 27 2015 Map BJ37 What a wonderful tramping day in the Kaweka Forest Park. We started from the Gentle Annie and made our way up through an old track which is no longer maintained. Once above the bushline, the tussock grasses had frozen, and the leading tramper was… [Read More]
Missed the views – but a reason to come again
Mackintosh Hut, Kaweka FP,Saturday May 23 2015, Map: BJ37 Eight of us set out in the van from Park Island, heading to the Lakes car park up the Napier-Taihape road. Paul kindly offered to spend some time at the Lakes, then move the van to our exit point to save us a trip back along… [Read More]
Wind-bitten, but we leg it to the Hogget!
Kaweka Forest Park, Wednesday 13 May 2015 Map J37 The day was better than we could have hoped for as we left the Church Road Winery in a van plus car. Fifteen people was a good turn-out. We made our way up the Napier-Taihape road to the “Gentle Annie”. Once down the other side, we… [Read More]
May 2015 News
Contents: AGM: May 7, 2015 We had a great turnout to the AGM. Unfortunately Julia (President) could not be present due to her viral cold. We will be posting the minutes here as soon as they are finalised. We said farewell to Ingrid Stevens who has been our Treasurer for the past three years, and… [Read More]
A Whale of a time
Lake Whalehole – Waipiropiro Hot Springs, 9 May 2015 Lured by the promise of a little known hot spring and a “puddle” called Lake Whalehole, 18 people (including two Wednesday regulars) ventured out into what was unfamiliar terrain for most of us. A long drive up the Taihape road and across farmland saw us set… [Read More]