
Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One) – Hollyford Valley
“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Fiordland is not only a place of
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“On a Mish” #393 Making the Most of a Disaster (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 26.2.2024. Fiordland is not only a place of

“On a Mish” #392 Forest Bathing (Part Two). Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track. Fiordland National Park. 2.22.2024. The call of the wild is louder

“On a Mish” #392 Forest Bathing (Part One). Lake Te Anau / Kepler Track. Fiordland National Park. 2.22.2024. Moving back to Te Anau has given

“On a Mish” #391 Three-Wire Bridge (Part Two). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 18.2.2024. Forest bathing is something humans should do as often as possible.

“On a Mish” #391 Three-Wire Bridge (Part One). Hollyford Valley. Fiordland National Park. 18.2.2024. Fiordland is like a present at Christmas that you really want

“On a Mish” #390 Mid Mish Bliss (Part Two). Rangitata Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.1.2024. The wilderness provides so much more to humans than just

“On a Mish” #390 Mid Mish Bliss (Part One). Rangitata Valley. Hakatere Conservation Park. 16.1.2024. I had grown used to going on a mission with

“On a Mish” #389 An Appropriate Place (Part Three). Dogs Hill(1067m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.1.2024. I have always wanted to spend my post life in

“On a Mish” #389 An Appropriate Place (Part Two). Dogs Hill(1067m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.1.2023. I’m sure that many legends have had their ashes spread

“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” #199 White Sands in the Sky (Part Three). Mt Titiroa(1715m). Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 3.4.2016. Sometimes the motivation needed to climb

“On a Mish” #395 Listening to the Silence of Snow (Part Two). Upper Borland Valley / Mount Burns Tarns. Fiordland National Park. 5.3.2024. Many will

“On a Mish” #51 Two Thumbs Up (Part Two). Peak 2163m(Two Thumb Range). Richmond Conservation Park. 22.10.2013. My classic and sometimes very frustrating answer to

“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Four). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 23.3.2020. A huge benefit to working in remote locations

“On a Mish” #180 Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part Four). Curraghmore Station. Mackenzie Country. 11.8.2009. During my time working at the Te Anau

“On a Mish” #287 The Borland Road to Recovery – Part Two. Borland Rock Bivouac. Fiordland National Park. 15.6.2021. There are parts of Fiordland National