
Top Dog (Part One) – Dogs Range Camp
“On a Mish” #80 Top Dog (Part One). Dogs Range Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 28.5.2017. If you stare at a mountain long enough you’ll find
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“On a Mish” #80 Top Dog (Part One). Dogs Range Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 28.5.2017. If you stare at a mountain long enough you’ll find

“On a Mish” #10 The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part Three). Mt Potts(2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.5.2017. Mt Potts is a must do for

“On a Mish” #10 The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part Two). Mt Potts(2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.5.2017. The unmistakable twin peaks of Mt Potts

“On a Mish” #10 The King & Queen of Erewhon (Part One). Mt Potts(2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2017. In some locations around New Zealand there

“On a Mish” #268 Stuck in Paradise. Colo-I-Suva Forest Park, Suva. Fiji. 3.5.2017. Golden beaches, warm weather and hospitality with a smile to cheer even

“Working in Paradise” 2014-2017. Humpridge Track. Fiordland National Park. A good friend suggested a change of environment and after the 2014 winter to head to

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 4). U-Pass Basin to Milford Road. Fiordland National Park. 28.4.2017. I have always been someone who get

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 3). U-Pass Glacier. Fiordland National Park. 27.4.2017. Over time New Zealand has experienced some of the most

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 2). U-Pass Basin & Beyond. Fiordland National Park. 27.4.2017. I always seem to sleep better when immersed

“On a Mish” #231 U-Pass & Beyond (Part 1). Hut Creek. Fiordland National Park. 26.4.2017. The size, mountainous nature, and heavy rain in Fiordland National

“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the

“A Mish a Day” #50 Nanny Goes Camping. Kaitorete Spit. Te Waihora / Lake Ellesmere. 17.6.2019. Some of my earliest memories are of heading down

“On a Mish” #326 Money in the Banks. Old Le Bons Bay Track. Horomaka / Bank Peninsula. 5.5.2022. Many in Christchurch look west towards the

“On a Mish” #413 Inquisitive Nature (Part Two). Erewhon Park Ski Field. Hakatere Conservation Park. 21.7.2014. Having an inquisitive nature can get you to some

“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Three). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 23.3.2020. Fiordland National Park is one of only a

“On a Mish” #361 Barely Made to Bealey (Part One). Bealey Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.12.2022. It is amazing how motivating the wilderness can