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“On a Mish” #347 The Waiting Game – Part One. Taramakau Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 17.9.2022. I am not the biggest soccer fan, however
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“On a Mish” #347 The Waiting Game – Part One. Taramakau Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 17.9.2022. I am not the biggest soccer fan, however

“On a Mish” #346 The Windy-Force Valley (Part Three). Wilberforce Valley / River. West Canterbury. 31.8.2022. If I had to choose one aspect of the

“On a Mish” #346 The Windy-Force Valley (Part Two). Wilberforce Valley / River. West Canterbury. 30.8.2022. Fabric flapping frantically for an entire night is probably

“On a Mish” #346 The Windy-Force Valley (Part One). Lake Coleridge Area / Wilberforce Valley. West Canterbury. 30.8.2022. Sometimes running away from reality can work

“On a Mish” #345 Stress Free in the ‘Place To Be’ – Part Three. Poulter Valley / Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 23.8.2022. The

“On a Mish” #345 Stress Free in the ‘Place To Be’ – Part Two. Poulter Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 22.8.2022. Even the word stress

“On a Mish” #345 Stress Free in the ‘Place to Be’ – Part One. Waimakariri Valley. Arthurs Pass National Park. 22.8.2022. Stress can prevent the

“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part Three). Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 1.8.2022. As I began to hike my gear up to a

“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part Two). Lake Coleridge Area to Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 1.8.2022. Many fear the cold, therefore the

“On a Mish” #344 Must Go Camping (Part One). Lake Coleridge / Boundary Hill. Torlesse Conservation Area. 9.8.2022. The want, need, and must have becomes

“On a Mish” #384 Chilling Out (Part Two). Boyle River. St James Conservation Area. 10.8.2023. I might be biased when it comes to my love

“On a Mish” #221 Pain for Pleasure (Part Three). Island Saddle / Molesworth Station. 21.11.2020. After seeing a movie about one of Shackleton’s epic adventures

“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” #221 Pain for Pleasure (Part Two). Island Saddle / Molesworth Station. 20.11.2020. I am happy that I was ‘saved’ by adventures into

“On a Mish” #373 Welcome to Clearwater (Part Two). Lake Clearwater Village / Erewhon Station Area. Hakatere Conservation Park. 8.5.2023. As a guide the goal

“On a Mish” #388 It’s Better to Tell the Tale (Part One). Double Hill / Rakaia River. 11.9.2023. During my time as a guide I