Snowy Gorge & Hide-away Biv 2-3 December 2017 Departing Timaru at 7am and with a brief stop at Omarama it was approximately a 2 hour 45 min drive to the car park alongside the Ahuriri River. Ready and walking at … Continue reading
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Snowy Gorge & Hide-away Biv 2-3 December 2017
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Cass Lagoon 11th – 12th November 2017
Cass Lagoon 11th – 12th November 2017 We drove from Timaru on Friday after work (5.30pm) and arrived at our destination of Lake Pearson at 8.30pm still in daylight and a beautiful still clear evening with time to put tents … Continue reading
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Scott’s Saddle 29th July 2016
Scott’s Saddle 29th July 2016 Beginning with pick up at 8am on a cold but clear morning, with myself and three others we headed out of town through Geraldine we picked up another willing trampers which gave us a grand … Continue reading
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Squires Bridge on Back Line Road Saturday 15th May
Squires Bridge on Back Line Road Saturday 15th May The hills were alive A party of 15 enthusiastic trampers set of for Squires Bridge on Back Line Road. Parking alongside Silver Stream woolshed we climbed a gate on the west … Continue reading
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Oteake Conservation Area 24-26 September
Oteake Conservation Area 24-26 September Oteake is a nice area and less than 2 hours from Timaru. This trip we headed into the area from the Otamatapaio River opposite Sailors Cutting. We parked at the car park, 15m from the … Continue reading
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Day Tramp in the Nimrod Scenic Reserve 11 September 2016
Day Tramp in the Nimrod Scenic Reserve 11 September 2016 An early Sunday morning start eight of us headed out west to the Nimrod reserve below Mt Nimrod. By around 8.30am we were all ready to make a start of … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail – Glenariffe Station to Castleridge Station
Te Araroa Trail – Glenariffe Station to Castleridge Station Sunday 20th November – Tuesday 22nd November 2016 Northbound Party: Rob Birks, Leo Garmonsway. Southbound Party: Jim Pearce, John Hyland, Stephen Keach. Starting out from our comfortable backpackers in Methven on … Continue reading
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Benmore Hut 21st – 22nd August
Benmore Hut 21st – 22nd August This hut is situated in the Big Ben Range, which in turn is on the south side of Porters Pass on the West Coast Road. Ten km past Springfield one turns left onto Ben … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail – Mount Gerald – Two Thumb Range Circuit
Te Araroa Trail – Mount Gerald – Two Thumb Range Circuit Wednesday 23rd November – Friday 25th November 2016 Circuit Party: Rob Birks, Leo Garmonsway, John Hyland, Kar Keong Ng, Stephen Keach. Report By: Leo. Life is all about how … Continue reading
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Te Araroa Trail – Glenthorne Station to Cass Village
Te Araroa Trail – Glenthorne Station to Cass Village Friday 18th November – Saturday 19th November 2016 Northbound Party: Jim Pearce, Stephen Keach. Southbound Party: Rob Birks, Leo Garmonsway, John Hyland. Report By: Stephen. Jim knows all the good spots … Continue reading
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