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” #388 Eglinton for Ernie (Part One). Christchurch to Te Anau. Fiordland National Park. 4.12.2023. It is amazing how much motivation an animal
“On a Mish” #372 Time to be a Tourist. Te Anau – Piopiotahi / Milford Sound. Southland / Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2023. The biggest change
“On a Mish” #323 Welcome Back Rain. Glade Wharf. Fiordland National Park. 21.4.2022. For many visitors to the south this summer the weather has been
“On a Mish” #322 Protecting Paradise. East Face Trapping Line. Murchison Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 29.3.2022. Aotearoa was an incredible land of birds once. The
“On a Mish” #321 Modifying the Mish – Part Four. Gertrude Valley / Milford Road. Fiordland National Park. 22.3.2022. If life’s unavoidable scenarios force you
“On a Mish” #321 Modifying the Mish (Part Three). Gertrude Valley. Fiordland National Park. 22.3.2022. Total emergence in the mountains is what I seek, and
“On a Mish” #321 Modifying the Mish (Part Two). Gertrude Valley. Fiordland National Park. 21.3.2022. Back in the day I used to really push my
“On a Mish” #321 Modifying the Mish (Part One). Milford Road / Gertrude Valley. Fiordland National Park. 21.3.2022. When the going gets tough it always
“On a Mish” #319 Stubborn Love (Part Three). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 22.2.2022. The drive found in the wilderness can be a very powerful
“On a Mish” #319 Stubborn Love (Part Two). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 21.2.2022. New Zealand’s national sport of rugby has produced some very tough
“On a Mish” #190 Wild Turkey’s (Part Two). Ashton Burn Camp. Taka Ra Haka / Eyre Mountain Conservation Area. 10.9.2018. To go a night without
“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
“A Mish a Day” #85 Port Craig Camp. Fiordland National Park. 23.3.2015. Very cool to be able to camp at your worksite, and it’s even
“On a Mish” #169 Another Great Walk (Part Four). The Kepler Track. Fiordland National Park. 6.5.2010. There are pictures of little Bobcat diggers cutting the
“On a Mish” #356 One Long Night – Part Two. Upper Ashley River. Lees Valley. Canterbury. 30.10.2022. I’m sure that someone who loves fishing wouldn’t
“On a Mish” #357 Up to the Challenge – Part Three. Macaulay Valley / Lake Tekapo. Te Kahui Kaupeka Conservation Park. 6.11.2022. The taste of
