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” #162 Banter & Black Panthers. Clyde / Lawrence Valley. Hakatere Conservation Area. 28.6.2020. When it comes to travelling through the mountains I’ll
“On a Mish” #109 The Transportable Town. Potts River Camp. Hakatere Conservation Area. 27.6.2020. I will never stop being impressed with the many places my
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part Three). Birdwood Range / Fanghill Stream. Wilberforce Valley. 7.6.2020. With all of the epicness of being reintroduced
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part Two). Birdwood Range / Fanghill Stream. Wilberforce Valley. 6.6.2020. Mother Nature can be a powerful beast sometimes.
“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part One). Birdwood Range. Wilberforce Valley. 5.6.2020. Sometimes when you explain a mish to someone it can make
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Four). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 20.5.2020. It is sometimes hard to explain the
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Three). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.19.5.2020. Having something taken away is a good way
On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part Two). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.18.5.2020. Many aspects of fitness involve some sort of
“On a Mish” #97 My Hip and the Havelock Valley (Part One). Havelock Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park.18.5.2020. Back in 2020 the world was plunged into
“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Five). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 24.3.2020. 2020 was a strange year for everyone. No
“On a Mish” #308 GUEST POST – The Tongariro Crossing. Tongariro National Park. 10.4.2015. In 2015 I was invited to travel to Taupo and walk
“On a Mish” #118 An Easy Stroll in the Rain. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 14.6.2017. Being wet is temporary, memories last forever. So
“A Mish a Day” #19 Ari / Mt Alfred(1375m) – Part One. Paradise. Glenorchy Area. 14.12.2011. The setting at the top of Lake Wakatipu is
“On a Mish” #306 No Water and No Jacket (Part Three). Clare Peak(1490m). Takitimu Mountain Range. 3.11.2021. A real example of how sparsely populated New
“On a Mish” #138 Roaming A Ridge (Part Two). Rome Ridge. Arthurs Pass National Park. 2.9.2014. Many people are afraid of heights. Being close to
“On a Mish” #309 There is NO such thing as BAD Weather. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 27.11.2021. The first person to call
