Barlow Hut, Ruahine Forest Park, Wednesday 6 March 2024 Banner Photo: Barlow Hut sitting above the Makaroro River There were only three of us today: Di Reid, Elly Govers and your reporter, Gerard van de Ven. Elly and I left Napier at 7.20am to pick up Di from Maraekakaho. It promised to be a lovely… [Read More]
A windswept winter experience on the Golden Crown
From Masters Shelter to the Park’s Peak Ridge, Ruahine FP, Saturday 5 September 2020, Map: BK37 Banner Pix: We all made it to the main range junction One car left from Park Island with three trampers and joined another with three more on the way, at Maraekakaho. Elly and Gerard left with one car from… [Read More]