
A Couple of Old Dogs – Clearwater Retreat
“On a Mish” #334 A Couple of Old Dogs. Lake Clearwater. Hakatere Conservation Park. 16.6.2022. Age is something that everybody attempts to avoid but can’t.
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“On a Mish” #334 A Couple of Old Dogs. Lake Clearwater. Hakatere Conservation Park. 16.6.2022. Age is something that everybody attempts to avoid but can’t.

“On a Mish” #333 The Shortest Walks Around. Lake Round-a-bout & Lake Heron Kettle Hole Track. Hakatere Conservation Park. 15.6.2022. Going from swift strides to

“On a Mish” #332 When Very Little is Too Much. Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.6.2022. The ability to move around should always be

“On a Mish” #331 A Tough Easy Walk. Williams Valley. Hanmer Range. St James Conservation Area. 6.6.2022. One of my goals is to still be

“On a Mish” #330 An Area That Time Forgot (Part Two). Acheron Homestead. Molesworth Station. Marlborough. 5.6.2022. If you have done something before you can

“On a Mish” #330 An Area That Time Forgot (Part One). Acheron Homestead. Molesworth Station. Marlborough. 5.6.2022. To watch hard work disappear before your own

“On a Mish” #329 That’s Unfortunate. Christchurch. Canterbury. Aotearoa / New Zealand. 20.5.2022. 2020 Broken. 2021 Improving. 2022 Deteriorating. After my hip injury I slowly

“On a Mish” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part Three). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 13.5.2022. The wild world of mountains can be

“On a Mish” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part Two). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 12.5.2022. To simply go to a place and

“On a Mish” #327 A Valley too Far Away (Part One). Otira Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 12.5.2022. If you have hiked in Aotearoa enough

“On a Mish” #12 Big Backyard (Part One) Mt Hodgkinson(1486m). Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 22.1.2015. If your backyard (and frontyard) is Aoraki/Mt Cook

“On a Mish” #342 Wettest July Ever – Part Two. Lake Mosley. Tai Tapu. Otautahi / Christchurch. July 2022. Rain gives us life, and rain

“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 2). Anatoki. Golden Bay. 17.1.2021. Golden Bay and hot, sunny days go together like above the treeline

“A Mish a Day” #228 (Part 1) The Man with a Plan. Nepal. 2015 to 2019 and beyond. I have always had three places that

“Working in Paradise” The Milford Track. Fiordland National Park. 2012-2013. After a few false starts I finally got a chance to guide/hike for the first

“A Mish a Day” #62 Benmore Hut. Korowai/Torlesse Tussockland Park. 2.10.2009. On the way to Porters Pass, after the bridge over the Kowai River Benmore(1655m)