
The Castles in the Sky (Part One) – Okaka Lodge / Tors & Tarns Loop-Track
“On a Mish” #406 The Castles in the Sky. Okaka Lodge / Tors & Tarns Loop-Track. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2013. Perched on what seems like
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“On a Mish” #406 The Castles in the Sky. Okaka Lodge / Tors & Tarns Loop-Track. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2013. Perched on what seems like

“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part Three). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. When playing a game of ‘climb the mountain’

“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part Two). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. For a long time I have passionately believed

“On a Mish” #36 Into the Mist (Part One). Eldrig Peak(1595m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 22.11.2013. Mountain weather can go from friendly to fierce

“A Mish a Day” #84 Turnbulls Track. Longwood Forest Conservation Area. 19.11.2013. New Zealand’s network of tracks and huts really does cover the South Island

“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part Two). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 15.11.2013. There are many places throughout the South Island of

“On a Mish” #128 Savaged by Sandflies (Part One). Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 14.11.2013. I always have to remind myself that Te Namu(Sandflies)

“A Mish a Day” #220 The Wairaurahiri River – Part 2. Fiordland National Park. 27.10.2013. The ruggedness of the South Fiordland coastline was living up

“A Mish a Day” #220 The Wairaurahiri River – Part 1. Fiordland National Park. 27.10.2013. I strongly believe that anybody selling a tourism product has

“On a Mish” #113 Leave Our Forests Alone! Kiwi Burn Hut. Snowdon Forest Conservation Area. 23.10.2013. I remember visiting this excellent little hut, located in

“On a Mish” #407 A Road to Nowhere (Part Three). Ahuriri Conservation Area. 28.6.2024. My old Marmot tent which I purchased in 2018 now lives

“On a Mish” #68 Storm Vs Tent (Part One). Borland Saddle Ridge Camp. Fiordland National Park. 3.5.2019. As big as Fiordland is, there is a

“On a Mish” #168 Bare, Barren and Beautiful. Upper Swin River. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.10.2013. It is interesting how a bare and barren mountain landscape

“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Two). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 21.3.2014. Being high up in the mountains

“Working in Paradise” 2014-2015 . Heli-Hike Guiding. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. After a chance encounter during a guided ski trip on the Tasman Glacier, I

“On a Mish” #233 Mt Somers / Woolshed Creek Hut Loop – Part Two. Mt Somers Southface Track. Hakatere Conservation Area. 14.6.2009. An aspect of