
Early Birds (Part One) – An Epic Way to Start the Day
“On a Mish” #294 Early Birds (Part One). Deep Cove. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 9.8.2021. It is strange how this world can
An accident at the start of 2020 turned out to be a good thing… Thanks to a fridge door I was sidelined for all of 2020 and what seemed like a death sentence turned into NzHikes.co.nz! If I have been forced to sit around, then I’m not going to sit around and do nothing!! One story became 20… 50… and now over 300 tales from the mountains of New Zealand and around the world….

“On a Mish” #294 Early Birds (Part One). Deep Cove. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 9.8.2021. It is strange how this world can

“On a Mish” #122 Slippery When Wet (Part Two). Gertrude Saddle(1410m). Fiordland National Park. 12.3.2019. The signage along the Gertrude Saddle Track has increased as

“On a Mish” #239 Less Screen Time, More Outdoor Time. Kaitorete Spit. 3.1.2021. As the world becomes more integrated with technology, people are spending more

“On a Mish” #446 The Call of the Wild. Boyd Creek Tops Track. Southland. 3.1.2026. Sometimes the call of the wild is so strong that

“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part One). Te Anau to Fiordland (West Cleddau Valley). Fiordland National Park. Southland. 10.8.2025. With an average

“On a Mish” #211 Wild Wye Creek (Part One). Wye Creek Bivvy. Wye Creek Conservation Area. 24.4.2019. The expression ‘Work hard, go nowhere’ was the

“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part One). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 24.8.2025. Coldness is a foe that can be defeated