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2017: In review

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matthew visited 4 huts.

matthew walked 21 tracks.

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matthew walked Three Mile Stream Circuit 29 October 201729 October 2017		Very nice overnight trip, but it's a long way in. I took a mountain bike as far as the Hurunui Swingbridge, which saved several hours each way. The track up McMillan Stream is quite rough and muddy but well marked. Saw a herd of deer on the saddle west of the hut.
matthew visited Three Mile Stream Hut 29 October 201729 October 2017		What a marvellous little hut. I cycled in to the Hurunui Swingbridge and walked the McMillan Stream / Three Mile Stream loop from there. A lot of birdlife about, plus several deer on the saddle west of the hut. Track in good condition, and I found some thigh-deep mud on the saddle.
matthew visited Hurunui Hut 28 October 201728 October 2017		Dropped in on the way to Three Mile Stream Hut. I always underestimate the distance from Lake Taylor to here.
matthew walked Crater Rim Walkway 24 September 201724 September 2017		Sign of the Kiwi to Rapaki Rock, just over an hour each way.
matthew walked Crater Rim Walkway 10 September 201710 September 2017		Sign of the Bellbird to Sign of the Kiwi -- rather desolate walk through burned scrub. Front came through with hail.
matthew walked Crater Rim Walkway 3 September 20173 September 2017		Walked Ahuriri to Sign of the Bellbird and back.
matthew walked Titoki Track 13 August 201713 August 2017
matthew walked Trig V Track 12 August 201712 August 2017
matthew walked Moorhouse Range 28 May 201728 May 2017		Outstanding views of the Rangitata River and Pudding Valley. Saw no one else but a hunter walking in at dusk.
matthew walked Totara Trail, Kennedys Bush 17 April 201717 April 2017
matthew walked Marette Taylor Track 16 April 201716 April 2017
matthew walked Rogers Track 16 April 201716 April 2017
matthew visited Bealey Spur Hut 26 March 201726 March 2017		Outstanding little hut. Perhaps one of our most accessible historic huts. Day walk, but I'll have to bring the family back next year.
matthew walked Bealey Spur 26 March 201726 March 2017		Rainy morning with cloud clinging to the hills. Found an interesting little side track on rhe way back straight to the car park below the road.
matthew walked Mount Barron Route 25 March 201725 March 2017		Attacked by wasps near the road, not so fun. Otherwise, nice walk. The section through the bluffs just short of the tussock tops is loose and crumbly.
matthew visited Klondyke Corner campsite 25 March 201725 March 2017		This campsite is currently overrun with mice. The beech mast season has boosted numbers. DOC do not poison in the area as kea eat the mice. Anyway I packed up at 11pm and left to camp at Lake Pearson instead to escape the scampering footsteps!
matthew walked Lake Misery Track 25 March 201725 March 2017
matthew walked Dobson Nature Walk 25 March 201725 March 2017
matthew walked Cockayne Nature Walk 23 March 201723 March 2017
matthew walked Farm Track, Mount Vernon Park 5 March 20175 March 2017
matthew walked Kitekite Falls 16 February 201716 February 2017
matthew walked Auckland City Walk 15 February 201715 February 2017		Walked it with a stroller. No problem.
matthew visited Piha Domain Camp 14 February 201714 February 2017		Good base for a rainy week in Piha. Well set up for young kids with a good playground.
matthew walked Fairy Falls Track 14 February 201714 February 2017
matthew walked Cass Ridge Track 15 January 201715 January 2017		Not a part of the Port Hills that sees too many visitors.
matthew walked Ellas Track 15 January 201715 January 2017
matthew visited Rod Donald Hut 2 January 20172 January 2017		Visited again with 3yo and an eight month old. Very cold wind and rain next morning.