
The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part One) – North Mavora Lake
“On a Mish” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 10.10.2025. Not knowing where you are going
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” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 10.10.2025. Not knowing where you are going

“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part Two). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 25.8.2025. Camping is a simple pastime that brings much

“On a Mish” #440 Between Two Lakes (Part One). Mararoa River. Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Southland. 24.8.2025. Coldness is a foe that can be defeated

“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Three). South Mavora Lake Track. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 20.7.2025. When I was off work

“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part Two). North Mavora Lake Track / Mavora Lakes Camping Ground. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025.

“On a Mish” #437 When the Stars Align (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lake Conservation Reserve. Southland. 19.7.2025. There are many things we have

“On a Mish” #435 A Salute to Canterbury. Christchurch to Cook & Everything In Between. 7.6.2025. Canterbury is almost greedy with how much it has

“On a Mish” #432 Hanging Out (Part Three). Forest Clearing, Mavora Lakes Conservation Area. 24.3.2025. Sometimes all we need is the peace found in nature

“On a Mish” #431 Bob Fortune’s Cove (Part Two). Bobs Cove, Queenstown. Otago. 9.2.2025. William Rees must have been buzzing when he first saw Lake

“On a Mish” #414 Training Days. Kepler Track / Waiau River / Lake Te Anau. Southland. 17.9.2024. In less than two months I will embark

“On a Mish” #112 An Excellent Day Out – Mt Barrosa(1364m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 19.8.2015. An excellent day out sometimes missed in the massive Hakatere

“On a Mish” #120 Round Two (Part Two). Dore Pass(1390m). Fiordland National Park. 21.1.2018. For many years I sat in the bus heading to the

“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part Three. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.7.2015. Mid mish bliss is a

“On a Mish” #167 Last Light of the Day (Part Two). Peak 1494m(Ailsa Range). Lake Mackenzie Basin. Fiordland National Park. 6.6.2012. We humans are lucky

“A Mish a Day” #204 It’s Not Going to Snow, It’s December – Part Two. Upper Wye Creek. Remarkables Conservation Area. 16.12.2016. The snow was

“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