
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
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“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” #193 Snearly There. Sealy Tarns. Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 26.12.2014. Along with the picnic tables beside the tarns, there have been nearly

“On a Mish” #417 The Sea of White. Climbers Corner. Haupapa Tasman Glacier. 22.12.2014. It is incredible that what you see from Aoraki Mt Cook

“On a Mish” #149 Mount Cook’s Foot (Part Two). Mt Wakefield(2058m). Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 18.12.2014. Many times people have looked at a distant summit

“On a Mish” #54 Old Mate on the Ridge. Mt Sebastopol(1468m). Aoraki/Mt Cook National Park. 17.11.2014. A true gem in the land of the long

“On a Mish” #328 Borland Peak 1299m. Hunter Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 4.11.2015. Getting out and about is something everyone should do often. A wander

“On a Mish” #25 The Longest Driveway (Part Two). Quail Flat. Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia / Clarence River. 26.10.2014. New Zealand’s longest driveway had

“On a Mish” #25 The Longest Driveway (Part One). Quail Flat. Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia / Clarence River. 25.10.2014. Some call the 4WD road

“On a Mish” #126 The Watery Fortress. Ripapa Island(Fort Jervois). Entrance to Purau Bay. Whakaraupo / Lyttelton Harbour. 19.10.2014. The early Maori would use the

“On a Mish” #29 Mountain Goats & Glissading (Part Three). Mt Bealey(1836m). Arthurs Pass National Park. 1.10.2014. When the air is still and the sky

“On a Mish” #276 Old Relics on the Old Ghost Road (Special Guest Post) – Part Three. Lyell Range. 4.5.2021. Part three of three of

“On a Mish” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part One). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 10.9.2015. Mt Taylor(2333m) is a Canterbury Mountain that should be on

“On a Mish” #219 While the World Fell Apart (Part Three). Patea / Doubtful Sound. Aotearoa. 23.3.2020. Fiordland National Park is one of only a

“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” #235 Sort of Sunny on the West Coast (Part Three). Paratu Stream. Arthurs Pass National Park. 29.12.2020. A long and slow recovery

“On a Mish” #430 A Night Out Under the Stars (Part One). Boyd Creek Camp, Countess Range. Southland. 21.1.2025. When I was young, I worked