Wharite Peak, Ruahine FP, Saturday 27 August 2016 Photos taken by Elly and Gerard Govers. Only five left the Park Island car park on this Saturday day tramp. Our driver, Gerard, was the only male but I’m sure he enjoyed the company of four lady passengers. We decided we needed a coffee at Dannevirke so… [Read More]
Spirits undampened by drizzle
Day tramp to Kiwi Saddle Hut, Kaweka FP, Saturday June 20, 2015 Map: BJ37 Only six of us decided to go to Kiwi Saddle Hut. We set off about 8.30am from the Lakes car park. It was just starting to drizzle so some of us put on jackets and headed up Mt Kuripapango which was… [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]
DoC’s expanded opportunities around Boundary Stream
Boundary Stream – Heay’s Deer Farm, Wednesday April 13 2011. Map: BH39 Trampers: John Marshall, Vic Bullock, Peter Slagter, Ken Ross, John Burrell, Ted Angove, Paul Exeter, Diane and David Hills, Jenny Burns, Gary Bowler, Alison Greer, visitors Jane Thomson and Anne Addsett, and Rosemary Jeffery What a great day to be tramping. As we… [Read More]