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Trip: Waiaua Gorge to North Egmont

Posted on 27 January, 2015 by Mike McGavin

The Stony River catchment. I visit Taranaki often these days, but rarely have lengthy amounts of time between commitments to devote to lengthy tramping efforts. I’m gradually working on visiting the different sides of Egmont National Park between other commitments, … Continue reading →

Daywalk: Up Mount Reeves

Posted on 10 April, 2012 by Mike McGavin

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Meow. With a day to spare in Wellington, I had a thought of attempting to find Snowy Hut in the Tararuas, which I’d be keen to see some day simply through virtue of it not officially existing. To do so … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Hovering around Pouakai Hut, Henry Peak and the Pouakai Summit

Posted on 17 March, 2012 by Mike McGavin

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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. I’d … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Climbing Mount Taranaki from North Egmont

Posted on 11 February, 2011 by Mike McGavin

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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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Daywalk: Dobson Loop via Smith Creek Shelter

Posted on 19 April, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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I’ve had a lot to do in the past few months. Not having had much of a chance to get outdoors in this time I’ve felt as if I’ve been missing out on some good summer tramping. I guess, at … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: East Harbour Lakes Block

Posted on 10 March, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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Lake Kopangapiripiri. For some reason I never got around to posting about a walk around the East Harbour Lakes Block back in July 2009, so this report will be more photos and less report. The future mother in law was … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Ruapehu Crater Lake

Posted on 12 February, 2010 by Mike McGavin

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The summit plateau during summer, Dome Shelter partly obscured behind. If you followed his blog, you’d think that Craig never leaves his bike behind these days. He occasionally gets out in tramping boots though, which is great because he’s probably … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Honeycomb Rock, Wairarapa

Posted on 19 December, 2009 by Mike McGavin

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I intuitively to associate strong wind with exposed places at high altitude, but it doesn’t always work that way. Apparently Glenburn Station, up the south-east coast of the North Island from Honeycomb Rock, is one of those places that can … Continue reading →

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Trip: Exploring the Orongorongo Valley

Posted on 8 December, 2009 by Mike McGavin

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The Orongorongo Valley is a nearby place that I’ve overlooked quite a lot. In once sense it’s too close, which isn’t a fair way to judge somewhere. It’s also relatively popular, with roughly 100 locked private huts and batches dotted … Continue reading →

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Daywalk: Wellington to Whitby via Belmont Regional Park

Posted on 23 November, 2009 by Mike McGavin

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Yesterday I went for a walk, a week after returning home, to try and get back into the swing of things. It first took me to Ngauranga (I needed to buy something from LV Martin), but then I just kept … Continue reading →