
Protecting Paradise – Trapping in the Murchison Mountains
“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
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“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” #319 Stubborn Love (Part One). Falls Creek. Fiordland National Park. 21.2.2022. It is amazing what some sports people will go through in

“On a Mish” #318 Darran Mountain Gold (Part Three). McPherson Cirque. Fiordland National Park. 7.2.2022. Wilderness heals the mind and soul. That is something I

“On a Mish” #318 Darran Mountain Gold (Part Two). McPherson Cirque. Fiordland National Park. 6.2.2022. I have never had any issue with heading out on

“On a Mish” #63 Isolation (Part Two). Sudden Valley Bivouac. Sudden Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 31.7.2013. While some seek the pleasure of company, others

“On a Mish” #278 Taking Kea of Myself. Grebe Valley. Fiordland National Park. 15.2.2020. By mid February I was feeling a little bit grumpy. It

“On a Mish” #260 The Road Less Travelled. Grebe Valley / Percy Valley (Borland Road). Fiordland. 10.4.2017. For all its twists and turns the Borland

“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Four). Mistake Flat Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.3.2023. When you are out in the wilderness exploring

“On a Mish” #415 Precipitation. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 30.11.2021. I’m sure there are some out there who wouldn’t be upset if

“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