Johnston Track – Staggs Track – Sales Lake – Wild Dog Tier – Warners Falls – Havelock Falls A little used access to the tiers above Lake Huntsman enabling a loop around the area visiting two waterfalls, a wonderful cliff … Continue reading →
Ben Lomond Cross Country Skiing (for the first time) For the last few years a friend has been offering me an intro to cross country skiing thinking I would like it and we could go cross country camping if conditions … Continue reading →
Little Badger head from Badgers Head A nice little coastal walk with some sea cliffs to visit if the tide is right. Today the tide was wrong and the sea fog sat around for ages before lifting. You access the … Continue reading →
Hydrographer (hydro) hut June 2012 A nice off track walk myself and two mates did over the first weekend of July. This remote hut was apparently used for weather surveys for possible hydro impoundments I am lead to believe. Others may have … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 6 – Windermere to Ronny Creek (23Km) We woke to rain, wind and a rather unpleasant day. We were so lucky to have the best days in the middle when they are best used. Lake Will was our … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 5 – Pelion to Windermere (15Km) A very early start today to get some miles along the track and see where we end up. A cold start and we were off towards Frog Flats and Pelion West. … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 4 – Mount Oakleigh (9Km) Another spectacular day but reasonably cold start. Having done such a big day one we had the bonus of spending an extra day at Pelion in the best weather so we decided to … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 3 – Kia Ora to Pelion (11Km) Up in good time, fed and watered we headed off through the most boggy and degraded section of the Overland just out of Kia Ora heading towards Pelion Gap on … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 2 – Burt Nichols to Kia Ora (13Km) A bit tardy out of bed on day 2 but we eventually had a look around the hut area and headed off towards Du Cane Gap. The others had left … Continue reading →
Overland – Day 1 – Cynthia Bay to Bert Nichols Hut (28Km) On day 0 (yesterday) we had placed our truck at Ronnie Creek to be their what ever time of the day or night we finished. This was the most … Continue reading →