
The Familiar Unknown (Part Two) – Peak 1346m (Turret Range)
“On a Mish” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part Two). Percy Saddle / Turret Range. Fiordland National Park. 26.11.2017. The 1:50 000 scale of topo maps
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“On a Mish” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part Two). Percy Saddle / Turret Range. Fiordland National Park. 26.11.2017. The 1:50 000 scale of topo maps

“On a Mish” #183 The Familiar Unknown (Part One). West Arm / Percy Saddle. Fiordland National Park. 11.11.2017. After having my first taste of the

“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part Three). Peak 1293m to Lake Manapouri. Fiordland National Park. 12.11.2017. The effort needed to carve the roads

“On a Mish” #183 A Unique Opportunity (Part One). The Percy Saddle(1075m). Fiordland National Park. 11.11.2017. I have sometimes compared my love for the wild

“A Mish a Day” #95 Sweet Sunsets – Part Two. Pyramid(1598m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 4.10.2017. The high country of Hakatere is a special place. In

“A Mish a Day” #205 Wharfedale Hut. Oxford Forest Conservation Area. 26.9.2017. Just before Ashley Gorge in the foothills of Canterbury is a fairly unassuming

“On a Mish” #28 A Dog and Bob (Part One). Bobs Camp Bivouac(920m). Mt Thomas Forest Conservation Area. 31.7.2017. As long as you can put

“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part One). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 17.7.2017. As you round a small corner on the Hakatere

“On a Mish” #106 Transported to Middle Earth (Part Two). Mt Sunday(611m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 18.7.2017. The specially selected sites for the filming of Lord

“On a Mish” #103 Winter & Mount Somers – Part One. Mt Somers Camp. Hakatere Conservation Park.10.7.2017. When flying into Christchurch from the west it

“On a Mish” #53 Crying Wolfe (Part Two). Turret Range Traverse. Fiordland National Park. 6.4.2019. As a kid, and sometimes now, I would look at

“On a Mish” #282 Birthday Dinner in the Darrans (Part Two). Cleddau / Gulliver River. Fiordland National Park. 8.6.2021. People chatting, glasses clinking and happy

“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” #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” #53 Crying Wolfe (Part Three). Turret Range Traverse. Fiordland National Park. 7.4.2019. Many times I had cruised the deep water of Lake

“On a Mish” #12 Big Backyard (Part Two) Mt Hodgkinson(1486m). Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park. 22.1.2015. I bought a house in Te