Leon Kinvig Hut, via Apiti Track Saturday/Sunday May 18/19 2013 Map: BL36 There were only three of us for this weekend tramp: Les, Simon and myself. It has been a few years since the club had this on the trip list, and those on it then all remember it well. They faced a blizzard coming… [Read More]
Fungi feast on the Apiti Track
Mangatewainui Circuit, via Apiti Track, Ruahine Forest Park, Saturday May 18 2013 Showers were forecast, so everyone came prepared. We turned off at Norsewood into Ngamoko Road and set off on foot from the DoC car park. The overnight group who were tramping onto Leon Kinvig Hut kindly helped us shift the car to the… [Read More]
Bagged at last
Wharite Peak, Southern Ruahine Range, Wednesday May 8 It looked like it was going to be third time lucky for some of us reaching the communications tower atop Wharite Peak. The day dawned cool, crisp and cloudless and after a good trip south, we started along the pretty Coppermine Stream track just before 9.30am. Twenty… [Read More]
There’s a sting in this tale
North Kaweka – Makahu Stream, Saturday May 4 2013 Kaweka FP, Map: BJ37 On the way out of town, we could see dark clouds over the Kawekas. However, closer to the car park, glimpses of blue sky raised some enthusiasm. We went up Trials Spur and up the steep exposed section of the track before… [Read More]
From Zero to Hero and then back again… and again
Bob’s Spur to Three Fingers, Wednesday April 24 2013 The good ship “Metro” left Winery Docks at the appointed time of 7.30 am on a fine and sunny morning with Capt Kelvin Shaw at the helm and his usual motley crew on board. We sailed off down to the Port of Mangleton where we disembarked… [Read More]
Light rain did not deter us from tramping
Longview Hut, Saturday April 20 2013 Ruahine FP, Map BL36 The trips scheduled were for a day and weekend, but the weather forecast discouraged the weekend trampers, and so only six headed up to Longview Hut. Marc’s company has bought him a great Ford Territory. We were overjoyed, because his Toyota Camry had to bail… [Read More]
Pines on the Smith Russell track are obscuring the views
Kiwi Saddle Kaweka FP, Map BJ37 Wednesday April 10 2013 Again, it was a really great day to get above the bushline. We had a clear blue sky and barely any wind. It was cool in the shade, but you can’t have everything, and the first hour or so is steadily uphill so we were… [Read More]
Boundary Stream has success with Kokako
Boundary Stream, Mainland Island Reserve, Saturday April 6 2013 The scheduled trip to walk the Maungaharuru Ranges changed due to the clagged-in tops and forecast steady rain, with hail predicted by weather forecasters for the afternoon. So a quick decision was made to go to Boundary Stream, and make it a short day walk. Arriving… [Read More]
A good day for a walk on Kaweka tops
Middle Hill, Whetu, Makino Ridge, Saturday March 23, 2013. Map: BJ37 On a beautiful clear blue-sky day, the planned trip up to Middle Hill Hut and then the three gorges to Makino Spur was changed, for the prospect of better views from the Kaweka tops. Murray Goss took the van to the Gums car park… [Read More]
Two made it up to ‘Route 66’
Sunrise and Route 66, Wednesday March 13 This was to be a re-run of the aborted tramp of February 27 when high winds above Sunrise Hut and generally foul weather drove us down. Today, things were different. We were blessed with a clear blue sky and almost no wind. We were a little more conservative… [Read More]
Searching for Rosvalls track
Rosvalls Track and Tarn Bivouac, Saturday March 9 2013. Map: BL36 Ted took the van with seven trampers to the end of Mill Road. In pleasant weather, the group followed the farm track from the end of the road to the river. We followed the Moorcock Stream for about 100m before crossing over to the… [Read More]
Ten green trampers all in a daze, and then there were three…
Happy Daze Hut from Snee Road, Ruahine Forest Park. Wednesday, February 27 2013 Map: BL36 John and Vic did their own thing for the day, but the rest of us went to Happy Daze Hut across paddocks, through the river and over farm tracks. It took an hour to get to the hut. The hut… [Read More]
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