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glennj
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3 Feb 2012 | This visit was via the Toaroha Valley & Yeats Hut, the Toaroha Range and Park Stream. Exit was down the Mungo to Poet Hut then over the Toaroha Saddle & back out the Toaroha Valley. (3 days, 2 nights) While lunching at Mungo Hut on the second day I noticed the cryptic entry in the hut book "Alistair returns". For others info I'll explain that this refers to ex deer culler Alistair Provis whose ashes were sccattered in the Mungo. I knew Alistair and the Mungo was perhaps his favourite piece of country from culling days. Fellow culler Keith T. flew in & returned Alistairs remains to his beloved hunting ground. | |
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glennj
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1 Dec 1974 | Looks like you didn't finish writing this piece Lew. I'll add a bit; As a kid I used to hear the old time cullers talk about "The Mungo" with a reverence reserved for just a few areas. It developed a mystique for me & I first got there in 1974 and am still visiting. It is a beautiful rugged area with wild water courses and permanent snow up high. An area of great reward for those that visit but an area demanding respect! Excellent views of the Mungo can be had from near Bluff hut in the Hokitika and from parts of the Toaroha & Meta Ranges. Sir Robert hut in the Mungo catchment has become a target for hut baggers since Rob Brown one of the authors of "Shelter From the Storm" suggested it may be the least visited hut in NZ. |