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” #401 Two Dogs, a Lake, And Te Whanau (Part One). Te Anau to South Mavora Lake Track. Mavora Lakes / Southland. 17.4.2024.
“On a Mish” #399 New, NOT a Replacement. Te Anau. Southland. Aotearoa New Zealand. 16.3.2024. 2023 was a year of ups with the odd down.
“On a Mish” #397 The Hidden Serpent (Part Two). Serpents Back Track. Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 14.3.2024. At 1.3 million hectares, Fiordland National Park
“On a Mish” #397 The Hidden Serpent (Part One). Serpent Back Track. Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 14.3.2024. At times I have often wished that
“On a Mish” #396 An Audience with Aoraki (Part Four). Red Tarns Track. Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 11.3.2024. Hiking is a sport / pastime
“On a Mish” #396 An Audience with Aoraki (Part Three). Red Tarns Track. Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 11.3.2024. I’m sure that those who have
“On a Mish” #396 An Audience with Aoraki (Part Two). Twizel to Aoraki Mt Cook Village. Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 11.3.2024. Jaws will drop
“On a Mish” #396 An Audience with Aoraki (Part One). Te Anau to Twizel. Aoraki Mt Cook National Park. 11.3.2024. In a place full of
“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Three). Mount Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 6.3.2024. I recently hiked a track that
“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Two). Upper Borland Valley / Mount Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 5.3.2024. Many will
“On a Mish” #274 The Perfect Day – Part Three. Te Anau / Milford Road. Fiordland National Park. 26.4.2021. I once went on a mission
“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part Three). Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 1.8.2022. As I began to hike my gear up to a
“On a Mish” #360 The Omarama Alternative. Omarama Saddle. Northern Otago. 27.11.2022. Before I wrecked my hip I didn’t think much about four wheel driving.
“On a Mish” #49 Back for More Mish – Part Three. Double Hut & Peak 1115m. Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.7.2013. Nothing like waking up wrapped
“On a Mish” #390 Mid Mish Bliss (Part Two). Rangitata Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.1.2024. The wilderness provides so much more to humans than just
“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
