
Paradise From Above – Ari / Mt Alfred(1375m)
“On a Mish” #185 Paradise from Above (Part One). Ari / Mt Alfred(1375m). Glenorchy / Routeburn Road. 12.12.2009. From the first time I saw Mt
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“On a Mish” #185 Paradise from Above (Part One). Ari / Mt Alfred(1375m). Glenorchy / Routeburn Road. 12.12.2009. From the first time I saw Mt

“On a Mish” #79 Gear Testing. Glacier Burn Track. Humboldt Conservation Area. 11.12.2009. I am very thankful that I got the opportunity to work on

“On a Mish” #27 Going to a Remote Place (Part Three). Tent Flat back to the Hollyford River. Moraine Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.12.2009. There

“On a Mish” #27 Going to a Remote Place (Part Two). Hollyford River to mid Moraine Creek. Fiordland National Park. 2.12.2009. There is definitely a

“On a Mish” #27 Going to a Remote Place (Part One). Hollyford River to Tent Flat. Moraine Creek. Fiordland National Park. 1.12.2009. As a kid

“On a Mish” #62 Above and Beyond (Part Two). Benmore Hut. Korowai/Torlesse Tussockland Park. 3.10.2009. Lots of people like to hike to a hut and

“On a Mish” #62 Above and Beyond (Part One). Benmore Hut. Korowai/Torlesse Tussockland Park. 2.10.2009. Getting to a place – particular one few others visit

“On a Mish” #180 Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part Four). Curraghmore Station. Mackenzie Country. 11.8.2009. During my time working at the Te Anau

“On a Mish” #180 Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part Three). Curraghmore Station. Mackenzie Country. 10.8.2009. My time as a possum trapper on the

“On a Mish” #179 Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part One). Dry Creek (Little Man Creek). Whataroa. 21.7.2009. While the rest of the world

“On a Mish” #370 Movies at Mistake Flat (Part One). Christchurch to Mesopotamia Station. Hakatere Conservation Park. 24.3.2023. For all his faults my cousin Adam

“On a Mish” #412 Lakeside Retreat (Part Three). North Mavora Lake. Mavora Lakes Conservation Park. 21.8.2024. Most Kiwis (residents of Aotearoa New Zealand, not the

“On a Mish” #439 Wet Feet in Fiordland (Part Two). Chasm to West Cleddau Valley. Fiordland National Park. Southland. 10.8.2025. Having wet feet is a

“A Mish a Day” #206 Lake Alexandrina. Lake Tekapo Area. 21.10.2013. Having a summer job down south guiding, and a winter job managing McEwings ski

“On a Mish” #359 Permission Granted (Part Two). Otematata Area (Chimney Creek Hut). Northern Otago. 25.11.2022. Not many people would jump a fence and go

“On a Mish” #428 Finishing as I Started, Plus One (Part Two). Rakaia River (Double Hill), Hakatere Conservation Park. 1.1.2025. So many of my missions