
Welcome to Clearwater (Part One) – Lake Clearwater Area
“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. Once a guide, always a guide. It is hard
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“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. Once a guide, always a guide. It is hard

“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part Three). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.4.2023. I was once camping in the magnificent Rees Valley in

“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part Two). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 29.4.2023. A couple of times when exploring with my cousin in

“On a Mish” #374 Conflicting Reports (Part One). Mt Hutt Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.4.2023. My rocky road to recovery has been made a lot

“On a Mish” #372 Time to be a Tourist. Te Anau – Piopiotahi / Milford Sound. Southland / Fiordland National Park. 20.4.2023. The biggest change

“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Five). Mistake Flat Hut to Mesopotamia. Hakatere Conservation Park. 26.3.2023. People who love the outdoors usually

“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” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Three). Growler Hut to Mistake Flat Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.3.2023. My cousin Adam’s determination is

“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part Two). Mesopotamia Station to Growler Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. A mission is an chance to

“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part One). Christchurch to Mesopotamia Station. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. For all his faults my cousin Adam

“On a Mish” #159 Mouse Mountain. Anti-Crow Hut. Arthurs Pass National Park. 24.2.2015. I’ve always said “the worst thing to happen to New Zealand… it

“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Three). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Part of the appeal of hiking to

“On a Mish” #270 Snowed in Deep. Deep Cove. Patea / Doubtful Sound. Fiordland National Park. 5.8.2019. Patea / Doubtful Sound is a very remote

“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” #389 An Appropriate Place (Part One). Dogs Hill(1067m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.12.2023. Having a dog of my own was one of the

“On a Mish” #298 My Own Great Walk (Part Three). Peak 1086m (Key Summit Ridge). Routeburn Track. Fiordland National Park. 8.9.2021. On many occasions I