Whirinaki Forest Park, Plateau Roadend to Pukahunui Roadend. Saturday August 25, 2012 Map:BG38 Two cars carrying the overnighters and a van with six day walkers set off in good weather in the direction of Taupo, with Whirinaki Forest Park as target. The programme was to make our way to Plateau Road from Pukahunui Road end,… [Read More]
Sun, birds and a spectatular waterfall
Heay’s Deer Farm/Boundary Stream, Wednesday August 15 Actually, it’s the ex-Heay’s ex-deer farm. Never mind, it’s the same tramp. We started from the saddle on Pohokura Road and headed north. The sun was shining and we were heading uphill but still needed to put on extra clothing to combat the biting south-westerly wind. The route… [Read More]
How Geoff piste off Isobel…
Sunrise Hut and beyond. Map: BK36 Saturday, August 11, 2012. Sunrise Hut – always an alternative when it’s been raining for several weeks and the rivers are swollen. Poutaki Hut was out of the picture and the second choice of Gold Creek meant cold bush and no views. So an executive decision was made in… [Read More]
What a great gap filler
Loktow Road to Littles Clearing via Black Birch Range, Aug 1 2012 The original plan was to go from Makahu Saddle car park to Pinks car park via Middle Hill Hut, but with heavy rain just gone and more on its way – and the need to have the van taken from one end to… [Read More]
Beauty, and the beasts who spoil it…
Waihaha Hut, Pueroa Forest Park, July 28-29 2012 A good turn-out for the weekend trip: nine trampers left Napier in light drizzle heading for Pueroa Forest Park on the western side of Lake Taupo. Once over the hills, the weather cleared leaving a heavy frost on the plains and around Taupo. A quick loo stop,… [Read More]
Macintosh spurred us on to the tops
Macintosh car park, Macintosh Hut, Macintosh Spur and tops, Saturday July 28 Map: BJ37 Kuripapango The day was quite mild and clear, and luckily we did not need too many extra layers when we set off (sadly without Colin McNatty, who had been felled by illness). We had an easy walk down to the new(ish)… [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]
Snowy frills around the Golden Crown
Golden Crown Ridge – Pohutuhaha – Sentry Box Circuit, Saturday July 14 Map: BK37 Grey frontal weather and rain was forecast for western areas but it looked pretty good on the eastern side of the Ruahines. So it was a mild and calm morning as 16 eager trampers drove down the Mangleton Valley. As conditions… [Read More]
An Irish Christmas, with Santa O’Claus
Te Puia Lodge, Kaweka Forest Park, Saturday and Sunday June 30 and July 1. Map: BJ37 The hut wardens at the Te Puia lodge have a lot to answer for. It all started with one of them suggesting that the theme this year be ‘Green’ or Irish. We all quickly concurred, and then worked out… [Read More]
A winter’s day tramp
Kiritaki Hut, via private farmland Map: BM35 Woodville Saturday, June 16 2012 On a very cold day, the car temperature gauge showing 3C outside, fifteen trampers set off from the cowshed on private farmland. We were heading for the ridge and track that we had been told about by the local farmer. The track was… [Read More]
Snap Happy – thank goodness I remembered the camera
Waihohonu Hut, Tongariro National Park, Saturday-Monday June 2-4 2012 How many photos can you take of Mt Ruapehu and Mt Ngauruhoe over a Queen’s Birthday weekend? Oodles: you just have to take one when you see it first, then get closer, then when it looks pink, then when the cloud partially obscures it, and so… [Read More]
Watch out for the orange-crested Tui
Makino Hut – Te Puia Lodge, June 6 2012 Map: BJ37 The day began with cooler, overcast skies and occasional drizzle. Isobel, Alison and Keith headed towards Makino Hut, from the Makahu Road car park, while the other six drove on to Mangatutu car park and began their walk to Te Puia Lodge. The steep… [Read More]
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