Te Puia, Kaweka FP,Saturday 14 August 2021 Banner Photo: The Mohaka River along the Te Puia track It was a chilly morning at Park Island where 16 of us keen trampers met and set off in two cars and a van. It was a beautiful sunny morning with increasing areas of frost the further we… [Read More]
Views west and then east, on the Southern Ruahine Crossing
Southern Ruahine Crossing, Ruahine FP, Saturday 30 January 2021. Map: BM35 Banner Photo: A panoramic picture of the views Kelvin kindly dropped us off at the end of Opawe Road, Pohangina Valley at 10am, having dropped a few others off first to explore the Manawatu Gorge walk. We followed the tall white posts, climbing up… [Read More]
River crossing 101, and a climb up to Hinerua Hut
Hinerua Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 22 August 2020 Banner Pix: Heading up the Tukituki River and up Hinerua Ridge There was no van, due to Covid restrictions, so some cars left Napier and joined others at Maraekakaho – 17 trampers in all, five of whom were staying overnight and 12 on the day trip. We… [Read More]
We find a road to nowhere, and a hut camouflaged as a dump
Banner pic: A-Frame Hut… in a terrible state East Tamaki Road, A-Frame Hut, Stanfield Hut, Ruahine FP, Saturday 22 February 2020 We arrived at the car park 8.40am to find it pleasantly cooler (17C) than Napier’s 23C the previous night. In cloudy weather, we made a two-hour climb to A-Frame Hut. It was a pleasant… [Read More]