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• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: tongariro crossing big repair bill 10 October 201210 October 2012.

  Yes , correct ,and anybody can take a dog into a National Park and only get diversion .....good Tui ad!

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: hut wardens 7 October 20127 October 2012.

  Prior to becoming a permanent DOC ranger , i had served about 4 or 5 years(1991 on ) as a

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Strange hut expriences 2 October 20122 October 2012.

  Ka pai , e hoa

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on Gaiters'sGaiters's photograph, The interior of Mid Waiohine hut 16 September 201216 September 2012.

  Those scungy looking mattresses are a health hazard,covered in mould.They should be heaved.

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Falling over............... 15 September 201215 September 2012.

  As Stunted points out , the liklihood of falling , tripping lessens with the the amount of experience and tramping

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on Roo66'sRoo66's photograph, Cattle Ridge Hut 27 August 201227 August 2012.

  The only 6 bunk hut with 5 bunks!

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Heelloo! 23 August 201223 August 2012.

  Morena, Gaitors, ended up getting a Mantis 2 ... mostly for motor cycle touring and will use a 3m x3m ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on Alcathazmat'sAlcathazmat's article, Tent Review - Mantis II 21 August 201221 August 2012.

  Just bought a Mantis 2 for motor bike touring and bush work .$299 seems a good price. Trial will be interesting.

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Ownership of Huts on DOC administered land 19 August 201219 August 2012.

  Cattle Ridge Hut is the only 6 bunk hut in the Tararuas that has had a bunk removed . This was ...

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Changes in the Eastern Tararuas 25 July 201225 July 2012.

  Woudnt have believed it unless i had seen it with my own "mince pies".......a sign at the Holdsworth road end ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on OldGoat'sOldGoat's photograph, Snowy River Hut ,Tararua FP 24 July 201224 July 2012.

  Spent 2 weeks there. Put "bat"boxes out on the spur opposite the hut , that leads to the Southern Crossing ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on mantis'smantis's photograph, Penn Creek 15 July 201215 July 2012.

  The new maps of tha Tararuas dont have the Otaki sidle track to Penn Ck marked on them. Thats a ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on madpom'smadpom's photograph, Snowy Hut a.k.a Snowy River Hut 10 July 201210 July 2012.

  Spent two weeks there in 1999 looking for pekapeka (Native bats).Flew in by helicopter ,Duncan Sutherland of Amalgamated Helicopters.And was ...

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Cone - Neill Forks Loop 5 April 20125 April 2012.

  Just went and had a look up the Atiwhakatu today . The Jumbo Creek bridge is ok , but the ...

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Wet Weather Gear 3 April 20123 April 2012.

  $10 yellow button up hooded plastic raincoat from Wharewhare, and polyprop underneath. Better than any thing else i have used, ...

• OldGoatOldGoat added the photograph, Southern Crossing and south Tararua peaks from High Ridge. 26 March 201226 March 2012.

  Shows some of the prominent points , on a nice day.

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on madpom'smadpom's photograph, Leatherleaf expanses of the Southern Ruahines 11 December 201111 December 2011.

  It seems that (theory) the change in vegetation (a species become becoming dominant) in north Tararuas and southern Ruahine could ...

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: Tararuas route - Jumbo to Dracophyllum 30 November 201130 November 2011.

  The main thing is you used commonsense. Today i was to the top of Mt Holdsworth on an absolute stunning

• OldGoatOldGoat added the photograph, New bridge and NZFS swingbridge at Lower Waiohine 20 November 201120 November 2011.

  Photo was taken during construction of the new bridge and shows the old swingbridge still in place . Very handy ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on the track, South Coast Track: Cape Palliser to Ngapotiki Hut 10 November 201110 November 2011.

  There is 4wd access from Palliser lighthouse to the forest park boundary but this is over Maori land and permission ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on wingman'swingman's photograph, Kime Hut 4 November 20114 November 2011.

  Last timr i was there noticed the light switch some one had installed!In this age though wont be long and ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on mantis'smantis's photograph, Waitewaewae Hut 3 November 20113 November 2011.

  Was in the Kapiti Area office the other day and DOC staff and volunteers were exploring an alternative route then ...

• OldGoatOldGoat added the photograph, Dragonfly (Odonata sp.)at Mitre Flats Bridge 2 November 20112 November 2011.

  These are fairly common in summer in the Tararuas.this one is approx 80mm long

• OldGoatOldGoat added the photograph, Castle Rock ,Castlepoint,Wairarapa 2 November 20112 November 2011.

  The bay is called Deliverence Cove , named by Captain James Cook during exploration of the New Zealand coast.Popular with ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on bigpaul'sbigpaul's photograph, Arete Biv 2 November 20112 November 2011.

  Was prefabed/built and then flown to the present site, the old Arete Biv was flown out .The old biv was ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on slowalker'sslowalker's photograph, Waiotauru river, old saw mill. 2 November 20112 November 2011.

  Spent a week helping clean and preserve this piece of history as an exercise in "Historic" stuff with DOC. Richard ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on the hut, Alpha Hut 30 October 201130 October 2011.

  The toilet at Alpha was replaced/relocated to its present site with a Norski Wilderness one. These toilets are "fly heaven" ...

• OldGoatOldGoat discussed RE: terrible huts 29 October 201129 October 2011.

  I guess that this would be the Atiwhakatu track to the new hut.Tracks and Structures are graded according to user ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on john dutchie'sjohn dutchie's photograph, Is this NZ's smallest tramping dog? 29 October 201129 October 2011.

  I saw a lady washing a dog about this size in the sink at Powell Hut ....got agood telling off ...

• OldGoatOldGoat commented on kple1'skple1's photograph, Mt. Hector 28 October 201128 October 2011.

  That looks like "the lake of glistening waters" left middle of photo aka Lake Wairarapa.Aorangi Mountains left back.