
Back to Borland – Part Two
“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part Two. Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2021. Twenty metres of very easy walking had taken me from my
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“On a Mish” #272 Back to Borland – Part Two. Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2021. Twenty metres of very easy walking had taken me from my

“On a Mish” #269 Back in the Game (Part Three). Lake Marian. Fiordland National Park. 14.4.2021. It is amazing where determination / stubbornness can get

“On a Mish” #269 Back in the Game (Part Two). Lake Marian Track. Fiordland National Park. 14.4.2021. Taking steps into the Darran Mountains alone is

“On a Mish” #269 Back in the Game (Part One). Eglington Valley & Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 14.4.2021. It had been a long time

“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part Two. Cimera Range. 5.2.2021. It is so easy to give in to an injury and let

“On a Mish” #247 Serpentine Creek Saddle – Part One. Cimera Range. 4.2.2021. Frustration is a ready mind but broken body. Adjusting to my situation

“On a Mish” #246 A Little Help Please (Part 3). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.2.2021. The simple pastime of being outdoors all night long

“On a Mish” #246 A little Help Please (Part 2). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.1.2021. As time since my hip injury has rolled on,

“On a Mish” #246 A little Help Please (Part One). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 30.1.2021. I’ll take a night in a tent over any

“On a Mish” #245 A Brief Encounter Like Able Tasman. Anapai Campsite. Abel Tasman National Park. 19.1.2021. Abel Janszoon Tasman briefly visited Aotearoa in 1642,

“On a Mish” #61 A Winter Wonderland (Part One). Woolshed Creek Hut (winter). Hakatere Conservation Park. 10.7.2013. To step into a world covered in snow

“On a Mish” #56 Can’t Cross That (Part One). Long Charlie Spur(2024m). Whakaari / Richardson Mountains. Mt Aspiring National Park. 20.1.2014. Something we definitely have

“On a Mish” #362 No Sign of Mankind (Part Two). Double Hill / Rakaia River. 13.1.2023. Before I injured my hip I knew that getting

“On a Mish” #315 Blue Ducks and Banter – Part Three. Monkey Creek. Fiordland National Park. 29.12.2021. I have never gone out of my way

“On a Mish” #6 Tough Trails of the Past (Part Three). Mt Larkins(2300m). Whakaari Conservation Area. Richardson Mountains. 22.3.2014. Human beings need challenges to remind

“On a Mish” #2 One and Done (Part Two). Leaning Peak(1477m). Fiordland National Park. 29.12.2017. My hip and back injury have given me a lot