
James Craig’s Dream (Part One) – Port Craig Lodge / Village
“On a Mish” #308 James Craig’s Dream (Part One). Port Craig Lodge / Village. Fiordland National Park. 23.4.2015. It is hard to believe that down
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” #308 James Craig’s Dream (Part One). Port Craig Lodge / Village. Fiordland National Park. 23.4.2015. It is hard to believe that down

“On a Mish” #296 Deep in Sandfly Country (Part One). Tutoko Valley. Fiordland National Park. 18.4.2015. Aotearoa is a place of great beauty and many

“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” #70 Awe Aspiring (Part One). Rock of Ages Bivouac. Mt Aspiring National Park. 15.3.2015. Both West and East Matukituki valleys are very

“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” #65 Two Different Worlds. Ben Ohau(1522m). Ruataniwha Conservation Park. 5.2.2015. It’s amazing how different the weather can be from Aoraki/Mt Cook Village

“On a Mish” #125 Where the Water Comes From (Part Two). Water Tank Ridge. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 25.1.2015. After a Heli-Hike trip was cancelled

“On a Mish” #125 Where the Water Comes From (Part One). Water Tank Ridge. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 25.1.2015. Towering above the western side of

“On a Mish” #12 Big Backyard (Part Three) Mt Hodgkinson(1486m). Hoophorn Valley. Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park. 22.1.2015. Playtime for me as a kid

“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

“On a Mish” #43 Walking Off the Map (Part Three). Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.6.2012. One of my favourite ways to fill in time is to

“On a Mish” #58 Crackers & Cheeseman (Part Three). Mt Cheeseman(2031m). Craigieburn Forest Park. 1.9.2016. A mountain is merely a mass of mounded material. Many

“On a Mish” #197 Fourteen Months to get to a Hut (Part Two). Boundary Creek Hut / Dogs Hill(1169m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 22.8.2013. Hiking to

“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

“On a Mish” #375 A Fowler Wind Blows (Part Two). Fowler Pass Track. St James Conservation Area. 3.6.2023. Pre 2007 I wouldn’t consider spending time

“On a Mish” #166 The Erewhon Stage (Part One). Mt Potts(2184m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 5.6.2015. Sometimes the world’s beauty goes unnoticed. Many outstanding sunrises /