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Mt Arthur to Murchison

Mt Arthur Hut

Mt Arthur Hut

Easy loop to a hut at the bushline of the Arthur Range.   More ▶︎
Flora Hut Walk

Flora Hut Walk

Easy walk over Flora Saddle to Flora Hut. This is a good family walk, but the hut is basic. There ...   More ▶︎
Flora Shelter - Kahurangi Nat Pk.

Flora Shelter - Kahurangi Nat Pk.

Flora Shelter in the Kahurangi National Park. Lovely spot but bugger to get to in snow without 4wd!   More ▶︎
Mt Arthur

Mt Arthur

Straightforward climb to the summit of Mt Arthur (1795m) on the Arthur Range.   More ▶︎
Kahurangi National Park

Kahurangi National Park

New Zealand's second largest, and youngest national park, dating from 1996. A large area of land at the top of ...   More ▶︎
Patches of bush on Matiri Range Dec 2017

Patches of bush on Matiri Range Dec 2017

This view shows the landscape of the Matiri Range and looks SW from near Point 1393m. You need to cross ...   More ▶︎
Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

An interesting cross country trip in Kahurangi National Park   More ▶︎
Camping by the Tarn on the Matiri Wangapeka Ridge

Camping by the Tarn on the Matiri Wangapeka Ridge

There was one established tent site and we found room for another tent.   More ▶︎
Tarn on the Matiri to Wangapeka ridge

Tarn on the Matiri to Wangapeka ridge

This little tarn is the only water along the ridge and also makes a good camping spot if you want ...   More ▶︎
Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

Matiri Valley to Wangapeka Saddle

An interesting cross country trip in Kahurangi National Park involving a stretch of unmarked ridge travel   More ▶︎
Tarn - Matiri Tops

Tarn - Matiri Tops

Tarn, and sole campspot / water source on the Matiri Tops. 3km north of pt1442   More ▶︎
Leslie-Karamea

Leslie-Karamea

Joins onto Wangapeka Track.   More ▶︎
Matiri River

Matiri River

Matiri River   More ▶︎
Flora Carpark Snowed in Car

Flora Carpark Snowed in Car

A car believed to have been left behind from a party rescued from Mt Arthur/Flora area recently to my trip ...   More ▶︎
Dry Rock Shelter

Dry Rock Shelter

Dry Rock shelter. taken 18-Mar-2006   More ▶︎
Dry Rock Shelter

Dry Rock Shelter

Dry Rock Shelter. An open air shelter under a rock overhang, but with a sleeping platform and mattresses.   More ▶︎
1000 Acre Plateau

1000 Acre Plateau

The route from The Matiri Road end up to the Plateau, Larrikins Hut and on to climb the Needle   More ▶︎
Thousand Acres Plateau

Thousand Acres Plateau

Explore a cliff-edged tussock plateau near Murchison.   More ▶︎
Nice clearings in the Upper Matiri

Nice clearings in the Upper Matiri

After a lot of bush and river travel, this clearing make a pleasant respite   More ▶︎
Karamea Bend Hut

Karamea Bend Hut

Newer, bigger hut than the original, which is now locked up for DOC workers. Pity, coz it had such an ...   More ▶︎
Crow Hut, Karamea River

Crow Hut, Karamea River

Miners once fossicked for gold up the Crow River. Nowadays, Crow Hut sits as a silent sentinel of a bygone ...   More ▶︎
Crow Hut

Crow Hut

New Crow Hut July 2009   More ▶︎
Crow Hut (Kahurangi)

Crow Hut (Kahurangi)

Tucked away on a terrace at the confluence of Crow River and the mighty Karamea River.   More ▶︎
Growler Rock Shelter

Growler Rock Shelter

Growler Rock Shelter   More ▶︎
Growler Rock Shelter

Growler Rock Shelter

Growler Rock shelter   More ▶︎
Looking up at the corrugated iron overhang

Looking up at the corrugated iron overhang

Must to have been fun putting that up!   More ▶︎

Flora Huts

Long before the road was pushed up the Graham Valley, hikers had to leave the old Salisbury farm at Pokororo. ...   More ▶︎
upper gridion shelter

upper gridion shelter

4 person hut rock bivvy   More ▶︎
Flora Hut

Flora Hut

Flora Hut on a sunny day   More ▶︎
Flora Hut

Flora Hut

An old hut in a large clearing 35 minutes from Flora Carpark, built around the 1920s. It is seldom stayed ...   More ▶︎
Salisbury Lodge

Salisbury Lodge

from Gordon's Pyramid, the hut looks deceptively close - Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Mt Arthur Hut - Salisbury Lodge

Mt Arthur Hut - Salisbury Lodge

via Gordons Pyramid   More ▶︎
Salisbury Lodge

Salisbury Lodge

A big beautiful hut. Four large sleeping platforms with mattresses. Gas cookers (2 sets of 4 rings) and 2 gas ...   More ▶︎
Salisbury Lodge looking toward Mt Arthur

Salisbury Lodge looking toward Mt Arthur

My great-great-grandfather herded 400 sheep & cattle here on the Tablelands from 1875 til 1920, once he obtained the grazing ...   More ▶︎
Biggs Tops

Biggs Tops

Biggs Tops looking into the Kendall Valley and down the Karamea River from behind Trevor Carter Hut.   More ▶︎
Karamea River

Karamea River

The legendary Karamea flows north, then suddenly turns west out to sea, (through grade 5 whitewater & a notorious gorge). ...   More ▶︎
Leslie-Karamea Track

Leslie-Karamea Track

A moderate 7-9-day tramp thru the heart of Kahurangi National Park, for experienced trampers with good gear and skills.   More ▶︎
Karamea Bend Hut

Karamea Bend Hut

Sited adjacent to the Leslie River, this big barn is harder to heat.   More ▶︎
Lodestone

Lodestone

A track leading to the summit of Lodestone, a peak north of the popular Mt Arthur. The easiest route follows ...   More ▶︎
Mt Lodestone

Mt Lodestone

Mt Lodestone from Gordons Pyramid - Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Lower Gridiron Shelter

Lower Gridiron Shelter

Lower Gridiron shelter. taken 18-Mar-2006   More ▶︎
Lower Gridiron Shelter

Lower Gridiron Shelter

4 person hut bivvy under rock overhang   More ▶︎
Larrikin Hut to Hurricane Hut via Mt Haystack

Larrikin Hut to Hurricane Hut via Mt Haystack

This pic is taken from point 1442 looking back towards Mt Haystack. The point on the skyline is 1411 on ...   More ▶︎
Gordons Pyramid

Gordons Pyramid

From the Mt Arthur track, showing the poled route over point 1380 (left of pic) to the summit of Gordons ...   More ▶︎
Approach to Gordons Pyramid

Approach to Gordons Pyramid

The actual track (the BQ24-Tapawera map is incorrect) from the Mt Arthur Track to Gordons Pyramid LINZ have indicated they will ...   More ▶︎
Gordons Pyramid

Gordons Pyramid

1489m, Kahurangi NP, between Mt Arthur and the Arthur Tableland   More ▶︎

Cloustons Mine Track

Leading from the Salisbury Track on Flora Stream up past Cloustons Mine to Gordons Pyramid (1489m).   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri

Lake Matiri

A bird's eye view, from the steep climb onto the Thousand Acres Plateau.   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri panorama

Lake Matiri panorama

Views of Lake Matiri and the unnamed peak 1358m on the way up to the Thousand Acres Plateau.   More ▶︎
Thor Hut

Thor Hut

Six bunk Hut on the Leslie - Karamea track   More ▶︎
Thor Hut

Thor Hut

A standard DOC hut on the Karamea River.   More ▶︎
Fuchsia forest - route to Biggs Tops

Fuchsia forest - route to Biggs Tops

Fuchsia forest - route to Biggs Tops   More ▶︎
Poor Pete's Hut

Poor Pete's Hut

A new biv replaced the old orange shack in February 2012. The hut features a conservatory-style foyer with a transparent ...   More ▶︎
Poor Pete's NEW hut

Poor Pete's NEW hut

Installed January 2012. Still 2 bunk but room for 3 or 4 in extension at a squeeze! Nice new water ...   More ▶︎
Poor Pete's at Sunrise

Poor Pete's at Sunrise

Makes it all worthwhile   More ▶︎
Poor Pete NEW hut, January 2012

Poor Pete NEW hut, January 2012

Very nice hut now. The new one is the refurbished 'Baigent's Biv' (wherever that was! lol ) with an interesting ...   More ▶︎
Water supply at Poor Pete's

Water supply at Poor Pete's

Primitive but it works and the water is clean   More ▶︎
Poor Pete's Hut

Poor Pete's Hut

A battered shack but has a couple of comfortable bunks inside. Probably welcome shelter for no more than 2 people   More ▶︎
Poor Pete's Hut

Poor Pete's Hut

Slightly delapidated but not in a pretty way, Poor Pete's Hut is in a good location, overlooking the Thousand Acres ...   More ▶︎
Biggs Tops

Biggs Tops

Biggs Tops, Karamea in cloud beyond   More ▶︎
Venus Hut

Venus Hut

Now a new 12 bunk hut on the Karamea River.   More ▶︎
Old Venus Hut

Old Venus Hut

The original 2 level Venus Hut   More ▶︎
New Venus Hut

New Venus Hut

New Venus Hut July 2009   More ▶︎
New Venus Hut

New Venus Hut

New Venus Hut, July 2009   More ▶︎
Wilkinson Track sign

Wilkinson Track sign

At the bottom of the track, this sign remembers conditions from several years ago – DOC cleared the track in ...   More ▶︎
Mt. Arthur Hut

Mt. Arthur Hut

Nice little hut popular with day-trippers from Flora carpark. Gas stove and heater. Allows an interesting 5 hour excursion up ...   More ▶︎
Mt Arthur Hut

Mt Arthur Hut

Mt Arthur Hut entrance in snow.   More ▶︎
Mt.Arthur hut in snow Sept 2010

Mt.Arthur hut in snow Sept 2010

A cold but fun stay over in the Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
Mt Arthur Hut

Mt Arthur Hut

A popular rest point on the way to climb Mt Arthur. Some people here are actually staying the night at ...   More ▶︎
Sunrise from Mt Arthur Hut

Sunrise from Mt Arthur Hut

A crowded hut means an early start - Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Wilkinson Track

Wilkinson Track

Cleared by DoC in November 2011, the lower third of the track is now easily climbed. Above this, the track ...   More ▶︎
Upper Gridiron picture window

Upper Gridiron picture window

The picture window above the door at Upper Gridiron hut. taken Mar 2006   More ▶︎
Upper Gridiron Hut

Upper Gridiron Hut

Upper Gridiron hut. taken 18-Mar-2006   More ▶︎
Upper Gridiron Hut

Upper Gridiron Hut

Upper Gridiron hut. taken 18-Mar-2006   More ▶︎
Upper Gridiron Hut

Upper Gridiron Hut

Half hut and half rock overhang -- a most unusual place.   More ▶︎
Tablelands Circuit

Tablelands Circuit

Joins onto Leslie-Karamea Track.   More ▶︎
Helicopter Flat hut

Helicopter Flat hut

Helicopter Flat hut. taken Jan 2015   More ▶︎
Three Tarns Pass

Three Tarns Pass

Three Tarns Pass   More ▶︎
Matiri Wangapeka ridge from Nuggett Knob

Matiri Wangapeka ridge from Nuggett Knob

This photo shows the whole ridge. Point 1442 above Hurricane Hut is in the middle and the tarn is on ...   More ▶︎
Wangapeka Saddle

Wangapeka Saddle

Wangapeka Saddle from Nuggett Knob. Mt Luna to the right   More ▶︎
Matiri Tops

Matiri Tops

Matiri Tops, looking north from pt 1442   More ▶︎
Luna Tops, Wangapeka

Luna Tops, Wangapeka

Overnight snow on the Luna Tops near Kiwi Saddle Hut, Wangpeka region   More ▶︎
Nuggett Knob Close up

Nuggett Knob Close up

Only one more hill to go over before the Wangapeka   More ▶︎
The Fridge that used to be at Upper Gridiron Shelter

The Fridge that used to be at Upper Gridiron Shelter

Not there anymore.   More ▶︎
Wankapeka Saddle

Wankapeka Saddle

Wangapeka Saddle from Matiri Tops   More ▶︎
Mt. Luna via the stone track

Mt. Luna via the stone track

Stone hut is a days march in from the Rolling river, taking the main Wangapeka track.From Stone hut ford the ...   More ▶︎
Crossing the plateau.

Crossing the plateau.

The long walk across the Thousand Acres Plateau, toward the distant Needle and Haystack.   More ▶︎
Balloon Hut

Balloon Hut

Gas cooker and heater. Great views of the Arthur Range and over the headwaters of the Leslie River (from Balloon ...   More ▶︎
Trevor Carter Hut

Trevor Carter Hut

A new 12 bunk DOC hut on the Karamea River   More ▶︎
Trevor Carter Hut

Trevor Carter Hut

Trevor Carter Hut, July 2009, I spent 2 days here waiting for the rain and thunder to stop.   More ▶︎
Hurricane Hut

Hurricane Hut

The hut can be seen from well down the flat, before you het there.   More ▶︎
Hurricane Hut

Hurricane Hut

A pleasant 4 bunker at the head of the Matiri   More ▶︎
Hurricane Hut

Hurricane Hut

A compact little hut in the head of the Matiri Valley   More ▶︎
Hurricane Hut

Hurricane Hut

Hurricane Hut - tumbled limestone bluffs beyond   More ▶︎
Helicopter Flat Hut

Helicopter Flat Hut

Balloon Hut

Balloon Hut

5 star accommodation, gas burner & cooker provided!! Approxmately 4 hr from Trilobite Hut   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri Hut

Lake Matiri Hut

Watch out for wasps at this hut! Much more nuisance than sandflies.   More ▶︎
Reflections on Lake Matiri

Reflections on Lake Matiri

Photographed from river flats about 20 mins from the hut. When the wind has died down, reflections are possible, in ...   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri

Lake Matiri

Lake Matiri Hut is just visible to the right in the forest.   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri Hut

Lake Matiri Hut

A tidy little hut nestled in forest, with views across Lake Matiri, and a picnic table where you can admire ...   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri Hut

Lake Matiri Hut

8-bunker perched on a steep bank with great view over tranquil lake.   More ▶︎
Lake Matiri

Lake Matiri

Lake Matriri on dusk   More ▶︎
Stone Hut (Kahurangi)

Stone Hut (Kahurangi)

Stone Hut is situated on the banks of the Wangapeka River where it meets Stone Creek. The Wangapeka Track continues ...   More ▶︎
Stone Hut

Stone Hut

On the Wangapeka track. Very cosy. Saw Whio in the river adjacent to the hut.   More ▶︎
Stone Hut

Stone Hut

Not made of stone but lots of stones on the track upstram from here   More ▶︎
Blue duck / whio

Blue duck / whio

The blue duck is an uncommon duck found on swiftly flowing rivers only in New Zealand. This one was swimming ...   More ▶︎
McConchies Hut

McConchies Hut

Standard 4 bunk hut in the Matiri Valley, Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
McConchies Hut

McConchies Hut

Standard 4 bunk Hut   More ▶︎
Lake Peel

Lake Peel

Pleasant walk to an alpine lake in the Cobb Valley.   More ▶︎
Taipo River

Taipo River

Taipo River, below the hut   More ▶︎
at the top of Wilkinson Track

at the top of Wilkinson Track

above the tree-line, Wilkinson Track requires a push through Spaniard grass followed by a steep climb to Baton saddle – ...   More ▶︎
Baton Valley

Baton Valley

looking S from Baton Saddle, Flanagan’s Hut is on the edge of the valley cloud, a very steep descent and ...   More ▶︎
Baton Valley Track

Baton Valley Track

From Baton Saddle, the route follows snow-poles steeply down to the valley floor through Spaniard grass thickets (not the most ...   More ▶︎
Baton Saddle

Baton Saddle

from Baton Saddle, looking N across the top of Wilkinson’s Track into the Leslie Valley – Apr 2011   More ▶︎
The route to Lake Peel

The route to Lake Peel

The Cobb Reservoir fills the glacial valley.   More ▶︎
Larrikin Creek Hut

Larrikin Creek Hut

A tidy DOC hut beneath the Haystack.   More ▶︎
Larrikin Creek Hut

Larrikin Creek Hut

A small but tidy hut near the Hundred Acres Plateau.   More ▶︎
Larrikin Creek Hut

Larrikin Creek Hut

A tidy hut located in forest margin at the foot of the Haystack, a small peak with striking mudstone banding. ...   More ▶︎
Larrikin's Creek Hut

Larrikin's Creek Hut

This is a great hut, fireplace, 4 bunks and serviced by DOC. I recommend a partner and a bottle of ...   More ▶︎
Descent from Baton Saddle

Descent from Baton Saddle

following the pole-line from Baton Saddle doesn’t avoid the Spaniard grass ! – Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Great place for a snack

Great place for a snack

Doing my Garfield act on the last day of the Wangapeka   More ▶︎
Wangapeka Track

Wangapeka Track

A Long gold trail following a series of river valleys.   More ▶︎
View from Myttons Hut, looking up Cobb Valley

View from Myttons Hut, looking up Cobb Valley

Lynette Salisbury on the Cobb. Distant peaks at valley head are Xenicus Peak & Aorere Peak.   More ▶︎
Myttons' view

Myttons' view

Myttons Cobb Reservoir view   More ▶︎
Myttons Hut 2009

Myttons Hut 2009

Freshly painted by 'FOM', Easter 2009.   More ▶︎
Myttons Hut

Myttons Hut

Four bunks with mattresses. Water from tap outside - possibly from nearby creek. From 1994, DOC have stopped maintaining this quaint ...   More ▶︎
Myttons at dawn

Myttons at dawn

Privately maintainted hut.   More ▶︎

Asbestos Track

A gently graded mine road climbing to an asbestos mine and 1890s cottage.   More ▶︎
Asbestos Cottage

Asbestos Cottage

A quaint hut with history - some of the original occupant's belongings still present and in use. Asbestos Cottage was ...   More ▶︎
Asbestos Cottage

Asbestos Cottage

First view as you come out of the bush into the clearing   More ▶︎
Spludgeon Shelter

Spludgeon Shelter

front of the shelter, with view into the Leslie River - Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Splugeons Rock Shelter

Splugeons Rock Shelter

A great hut built into a natural rock shelter. Water available from a nearby stream.   More ▶︎
Spludgeons Shelter

Spludgeons Shelter

Capacity 5 - earthen floor, heavy plastic roll-up for main wall (lashed down when this photo taken - Apr 2011)   More ▶︎
kiwi saddle hut

kiwi saddle hut

6 bed doc hut open fire water stunning veiws   More ▶︎
Kiwi Saddle Hut

Kiwi Saddle Hut

Kiwi Saddle Hut, Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)

Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)

Kiwi Saddle Hut after a light overnight snow.   More ▶︎
Speargrass weevil

Speargrass weevil

Near the summit of the Needle.   More ▶︎
Asbestos mine - human debris

Asbestos mine - human debris

You want boots? Here's some.   More ▶︎
Cobb Reservior from Lookout

Cobb Reservior from Lookout

view on the way to Balloon Hut.   More ▶︎
Mt Haystack from the Needle

Mt Haystack from the Needle

The Needle-Haystack ridge looks quite a daunting prospect. The key is to regain the ridge top as quick as possible ...   More ▶︎
Panorama from the Needle

Panorama from the Needle

Haystack, Larrikin Creek, 100 Acres Plateau.   More ▶︎
100 Acres Plateau

100 Acres Plateau

Viewed from the summit of the Needle.   More ▶︎
Lake Peel

Lake Peel

Pretty, circular lake in Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
Dragonfly nymph

Dragonfly nymph

Floating in Lake Peel, in the Cobb Valley.   More ▶︎

Cobb River campsite

Camping on grassy river flats in the Cobb Valley. Ample walking options in the area.   More ▶︎
Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)

Kiwi Saddle Hut (Wangapeka)

Six bunk hut in NZFS style. Tent sites available in clearing around hut. In early January 2007 there were a ...   More ▶︎
Inside Cecil Kings Hut

Inside Cecil Kings Hut

A museum, but with matresses   More ▶︎
Cecil Kings Hut

Cecil Kings Hut

This historic hut is only a couple of hundred metres from the newer and larger Kings Creek Hut on the ...   More ▶︎
Cecil King Historic Hut

Cecil King Historic Hut

Built from the bush, a reminant from a past era   More ▶︎
The Cecil King Story

The Cecil King Story

What a wonderful tale   More ▶︎
Trilobite Hut

Trilobite Hut

cosy hut with log fire, easy access, good starting point to explore the area.   More ▶︎
Trilobite Hut

Trilobite Hut

popular hut.   More ▶︎
Trilobite Hut

Trilobite Hut

A large road-end hut. Picnic table and barbecue outside.   More ▶︎
Cobb Valley

Cobb Valley

A beautiful, easy tramp for beginners. The valley had many grassy flats so there are wonderful views all the way. ...   More ▶︎
Kings Creek Hut

Kings Creek Hut

A large and clinical 1980s hut on the Wangapeka Track   More ▶︎
Kings Creek Hut

Kings Creek Hut

A large and rather clinical hut on the Wangapeka Track   More ▶︎
Flanagans Hut

Flanagans Hut

taken from beside the Baton Stream, Flanagan's Hut is a welcome respite after a descent from Baton Saddle - Apr ...   More ▶︎
Flanagans Hut

Flanagans Hut

a very pleasant 8-bunk hut – no water tank but the Baton stream is 20m from the door – Apr ...   More ▶︎
Baton Saddle from Flanagan’s Hut

Baton Saddle from Flanagan’s Hut

Mist closing in on the saddle – Apr 2011   More ▶︎
Baton Stream

Baton Stream

the water supply for Flanagan’s Hut – Apr 2011   More ▶︎

North Twin Kahurangi

This route branches off of the Ellis Hut - South Twin route (see elsewhere on this site) about 45 mins ...   More ▶︎

Ellis Hut

Hut on a tributary of the Ellis River, on the flanks of the Arthur Range. A route continues past the ...   More ▶︎
Taipo hut Oct 2010

Taipo hut Oct 2010

This is one of the last of the NZ Forest Service built huts before DOC days in the Nelson Conservancy ...   More ▶︎
Taipo Hut, Kahurangi

Taipo Hut, Kahurangi

Hut on the Wangapeka Track leading up to Little Wanganui Saddle. This is the last night before crossing the saddle ...   More ▶︎

Kahurangi Park - The Twins

This route leads from the Ellis Hut to the west side of South Twin. It's an exciting walk through some ...   More ▶︎

Ellis Hut / Murderer's Hut (Hawke's Bay)

This is a historic hut which is available for recreational use. The hut was built 1884 for Poporangi Station, and ...   More ▶︎

Ellis Basin Hut

A six bunk hut hiding at the bottom of the Ellis Basin on the south side of Mt Arthur. Caving ...   More ▶︎
100 Acres Plateau

100 Acres Plateau

Tarns and camping sites galore.   More ▶︎
100 Acres Plateau

100 Acres Plateau

This is a beautiful tussock landscape dominated by the Needle and the Haystack. Accessed from Larrikin's Creek Hut, there are ...   More ▶︎
Mount Patriarch Tops

Mount Patriarch Tops

Mount Patriarch Tops, Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
Sylvester Hut

Sylvester Hut

Modern 12 bunk hut with heater (not stove), bench seating and two sleeping platforms with a sink and two toilets ...   More ▶︎
Sylvester Hut

Sylvester Hut

Sylvester Hut as you return from Lake Sylvester. (better photographs invited ;)   More ▶︎

Tasman Wilderness Area

Region of undeveloped remote wilderness in Kahurangi National Park, stretching from the Garibaldi Ridge to the Heaphy River.   More ▶︎
Lake Sylvester Hut

Lake Sylvester Hut

Replacement/ Upgrade of "Bushline Hutt"   More ▶︎
Lake Sylvester

Lake Sylvester

20 min from Lake Sylvester Hutt.   More ▶︎
Looking down Kakapo River Oct 2010

Looking down Kakapo River Oct 2010

This picture was taken soon after hitting the river after descending from Kakapo Saddle. Kakapo hut is about 3hrs down ...   More ▶︎
Myosotis arnoldii

Myosotis arnoldii

Black budded forget-me-not. As it blooms the yellow background makes it appear brown.   More ▶︎
Myosotis arnoldii flower

Myosotis arnoldii flower

Close up of this seldom seen flower.   More ▶︎

Roaring Lion Hut

Roaring Lion hut   More ▶︎
Wangapeka Tramp

Wangapeka Tramp

Large lump of quartz in Kahurangi National Park   More ▶︎
Stag Flat Shelter

Stag Flat Shelter

This shelter replaced a hut that was nearby. It is on the edge of Stag Flat which is on the ...   More ▶︎
Stag Flat Shelter

Stag Flat Shelter

brilliant little 2 person shelter. taipo hut is boring and ugly so if you're heading towards the coast make the ...   More ▶︎
The Way Down

The Way Down

If you're heading S along the Lockett Range, don't worry about where to descend to Lake Sylvester - it's pretty ...   More ▶︎
Little Wanganui

Little Wanganui

Little Wanganui valley ... and the Tasman, from the pass with the Taipo   More ▶︎
Stag Flat from the saddle

Stag Flat from the saddle

Stag Flat from the saddle between the Taipo and Little Wanganui. A tidy 2-bunk hut lies at the eastern end, ...   More ▶︎
Looking SE over Zetland Basin Jan 2018

Looking SE over Zetland Basin Jan 2018

I took this photo when returning to the track after some time roaming the tops in the Mt Zetland area ...   More ▶︎
Loveridge Hut

Loveridge Hut

An overnight trip to a less-used hut in Kahurangi National Park.   More ▶︎
Lockett Range

Lockett Range

looking N along the Lockett Range to Mt Benson - from Iron Hill Feb 2017   More ▶︎