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Daywalk: Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit
Friday was the beginning of a long weekend, but circumstances meant I could only negotiate a single day out. I chose to spend it the the Tararuas, visiting the Holdsworth Jumbo Circuit. I walked this in a day back in … Continue reading
Daywalk: Dobson Loop and Lower Marchant Ridge
Thursday and Friday were remarkably sunny days. This made the browsing of the surface pressure and rain forecast maps more annoying: they showed rain approaching for the weekend. Not that I mind walking through wind and rain, but it can … Continue reading
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Tagged bagged:smith creek shelter, daywalk, independent trip, rain, tararuas
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Daywalk: The Complete Paekakariki Escarpment Track
Typical. Saturday 9th April 2016 was the official opening day of the Paekakariki Escarpment Track—a new connecting track between Pukerua Bay and Paekakariki, above the railway line along the coast. Intense interest meant that organisers had to restrict entry for … Continue reading
Daywalk: A Short Rimutaka Jaunt
This write-up will be far too long compared with the few hours that I spent on actually walking it, but whatever. š With a spare day, I thought I might drive around to Catchpool Valley, where I haven’t been for … Continue reading
Daywalk: The Kapakapanui Triangle
Our intended Labour Weekend trip was sadly messed up when our intended 3.5 day excursion became a there-and-back-again trip, between Friday night and Saturday evening. This weather had been predicted to continue until Monday night, but fortunes changed. Rather than … Continue reading
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Daywalk: Johnsonville, Spicer Forest, Colonial Knob to Porirua
Mooooooooooo! We’ve now been back in Wellington for a couple of months, and have finally found somewhere to live in Johnsonville. I’m enjoying being back, and I’ve already been for a few scouts up Mt Kaukau for some fresh air. … Continue reading
Checking out the Paekakariki Escarpment Track
Iconic coastal scenery, albeit without the iconic coastal exposure to the elements. [Note, 23rd April 2016: If you’ve stumbled on this page whilst looking for an account of the newly-opened track, I’ve more recently posted a more complete trip report … Continue reading
Daywalk: Hovering around Pouakai Hut, Henry Peak and the Pouakai Summit
Looking back from near Pouakai Summit. Returning from the West Island for a week and a half, I found some time to wander more in the vicinity of Eggie—also one of New Zealand’s cultural centres of insane mountain running. Iād … Continue reading
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Daywalk: Climbing Mount Taranaki from North Egmont
I’ve visited Taranaki a few times in the past few years, and I used to think that clouds stuck to Mt Taranaki in the middle. Now I know that it’s really the entire Taranaki district that’s clouded over, but the … Continue reading
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Tagged bagged:tahurangi lodge, daywalk, egmont, egmont national park, independent trip, screeeeee
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Skimming the Akatarawas
Yesterday, being bright and sunny, I was looking for something to do, and thought I might attempt to find the proposed location of a new water catchment dam on the Whakatikei River in the Akatarawas. Such a dam is one … Continue reading
