
Big Backyard (Part One) – Mt Hodgkinson(1486m)
“On a Mish” #12 Big Backyard (Part One) Mt Hodgkinson(1486m). Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 22.1.2015. If your backyard (and frontyard) is Aoraki/Mt Cook
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” #12 Big Backyard (Part One) Mt Hodgkinson(1486m). Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 22.1.2015. If your backyard (and frontyard) is Aoraki/Mt Cook

“On a Mish” #150 Adventures in Nepal (Part Four). Kahule to Salme. 5.11.2018. The earthquake in 2015 hit the area we were visiting very hard.

“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” #429 Dog Friendly (Part One). Boyd Creek Tops Track. Snowdon Forest / Countess Range. 19.1.2025. The township of Te Anau provides so

“On a Mish” #377 Little Lyndon Hill (Part Three). Korowai / Torlesse Tussocklands Park. 14.6.2023. If you ever feel like life is getting away from

“On a Mish” #400 The Creations of the Mountain Gods (Part Four). Phil’s Bivvy (Bivvy to Hollyford Road). 22.4.2016. Not all mountains are created equal,

“On a Mish” #443 The Rewards of an Unknown Track (Part One). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Reserve. 10.10.2025. Not knowing where you are going