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” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part Three). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 27.2.2024. The mental benefits of a night out
“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part Two). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Not much matches the scale of wildness
“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Fiordland is not only a place of
“On a Mish” #392 Forest Bathing (Part Two). Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track. Fiordland National Park. 2.22.2024. The call of the wild is louder
“On a Mish” #392 Forest Bathing (Part One). Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track. Fiordland National Park. 2.22.2024. Moving back to Te Anau has given
“On a Mish” #391 Three-Wire Bridge (Part Two). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 18.2.2024. Forest bathing is something humans should do as often as possible.
“On a Mish” #391 Three-Wire Bridge (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 18.2.2024. Fiordland is like a present at Christmas that you really want
Merry Christmas to all of the legends out there. It has been a year of ups and downs, with many highs and a couple of
“On a Mish” #388 Eglinton for Ernie (Part Three). Eglinton Flat. Fiordland National Park. 5.12.2023. It is tradition to build a chorten (rock cairn memorial)
“On a Mish” #388 Eglinton for Ernie (Part Two). Te Anau to Eglinton Flat. Fiordland National Park. 4.12.2023. As humans we have no choice when
“On a Mish” #31 Crawling in the Wind (Part Three). Erewhon Peak(2068m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.5.2014. It is amazing what you will put up with
“On a Mish” #98 Everyday is Different – Part Two. The Humpridge Track. Fiordland National Park. 26.4.2011. Even though I only worked on the Humpridge
“On a Mish” #251 Back to Work… Fiordland National Park. 22.2.2021. A girl in shiny red shoes said it best “there’s no place like home”.
“On a Mish” #245 Ka Pai Island (Part 5). Aorere Valley. Golden Bay. 20.1.2021. The weather in Pohara was living up to the classic Crowded
“On a Mish” #381 A Taste of Alpine Life (Part Two). Potts Range / Erewhon Park (Almost). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.7.2023. The taste of alpine
“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part One). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 31.8.2016. For years I have visited the sunny slopes of Mt
