
Determination (Part One) – North Mavora Lake
“On a Mish” #445 Determination (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 22.11.2025. Determination is a powerful tool we have in our arsenal,
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” #445 Determination (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 22.11.2025. Determination is a powerful tool we have in our arsenal,

“On a Mish” #442 No Place Like Nepal. Thamel Eco Resort. Kathmandu, Nepal. 21.10.2025. There really is no other place on earth like Nepal (at

“On a Mish” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part Two). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 11.10.2025. It is amazing that you can

“On a Mish” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 10.10.2025. Not knowing where you are going

“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part Two). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 25.8.2025. Camping is a simple pastime that brings much

“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

“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Four). West Cleddau Valley to Chasm. Fiordland National Park. Southland. 11.8.2025. If you don’t like wet

“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Three). West Cleddau Valley. Fiordland National Park. Southland. 11.8.2025. It would be nice to have every

“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Two). Chasm to West Cleddau Valley. Fiordland National Park. Southland. 10.8.2025. Having wet feet is a

“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” #8 The Wonders of Winter (Part One). Mueller Hut / Mt Ollivier(1933m). 26.7.2012. By the winter of 2012 I was fully into

“A Mish a Day” #160 Kaitorete Spit Camp. Te Waihora/Lake Ellesmere. 25.7.2018. The 25km barren but beautiful stretch of land that runs from Birdlings Flat

“On a Mish” #269 Back in the Game (Part Three). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 14.4.2021. It is amazing where determination / stubbornness can get

“On a Mish” #13 A Kiwi Takes Flight – Part 1. Mt Hotakadake(3190m). Kamicochi Azumi,Nagano. 5.6.2013. This mission started with a 9346km journey from New

“On a Mish” #307 James Craig’s Dream (Part Three). Wairaurahiri River to Lake Hauroko. Fiordland National Park. 23.4.2015. When I moved south to Tuatapere to

“On a Mish” #3 Impressive Neighbors (Part One). Mt Edgar Thomson(2379m). Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park. 29.1.2015. The awe inspiring mountain mass of Aoraki/Mt