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” #281 Back in the Cameron (Part Two). Cameron Valley. Hakatere Conservation Area. 14.9.2015. For some reason, lying on a small camping mattress,
“On a Mish” #281 Back in the Cameron (Part One). Cameron Valley. Hakatere Conservation Area. 13.9.2015. The good parts of Aotearoa get multiple visits, and
“On a Mish” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part Three). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 11.9.2015. Mt Taylor is a mountain that should be on most
“On a Mish” #5 Following Sir Ed (Part Two). Mt Taylor(2333m). Hakatere Conservation Area. 11.9.2015. It is reassuring to know that some of the world’s
“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” #217 The Loop Over Little Mt Peel. Huatekerekere / Little Mt Peel(1311m). Mt Peel Forest Scenic Reserve. 24.8.2015. The flatness of the
“On a Mish” #112 An Excellent Day Out – Mt Barrosa(1364m). Hakatere Conservation Park. 19.8.2015. An excellent day out sometimes missed in the massive Hakatere
“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part Three. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.7.2015. Mid mish bliss is a
“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part Two. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 28.7.2015. Rain brings water and water
“On a Mish” #341 Singing in the Rain / Snow – Part One. Boundary Creek Hut. Hakatere Conservation Park. 27.7.2015. No one seems to complain
“On a Mish” #292 The Coolest Coldness – Part Three. Upper Eglington Valley. Fiordland National Park. 12.7.2021. I’d much rather tackle the challenges of a
“On a Mish” #78 Stunned by Spectacularness (Part Two). Caples / Greenstone Loop. Lake Wakatipu / Greenstone Conservation Area & Fiordland National Park. 24.1.2011. Calling
“On a Mish” #400 The Creations of the Mountain Gods (Part Three). Phil’s Bivvy (Lake Adelaide Basin). 21.4.2016. There are certain places that deserve a
“On a Mish” #306 No Water and No Jacket (Part Three). Clare Peak(1490m). Takitimu Mountain Range. 3.11.2021. A real example of how sparsely populated New
“On a Mish” #352 Grandeur on Steroids (Part One). Mid Rakaia River. Canterbury. Aotearoa. 7.10.2022. Nature offers the brain a reassuring calm like no other.
“On a Mish” #446 The Call of the Wild. Boyd Creek Tops Track. Southland. 3.1.2026. Sometimes the call of the wild is so strong that
