
Must Go Camping (Part Three) – Boundary Hill Camp
“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
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“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” #340 You’re Not Going Anywhere. Lake Clearwater Village. 14.7.2022. On a few occasions I have been fortunate enough to be happily trapped

“On a Mish” #339 Post Storm Magnificence (Part One). Lake Clearwater Village. Hakatere Conservation Park. 13.7.2022. Snow is a rare treat for most who live

“On a Mish” #286 The Roar of Winter (Part Two). Gertrude Valley (Gertrude Saddle Track). Fiordland National Park. 5.10.2019. Wild, cold and brutal, winter is

“On a Mish” #52 Winters Grip (Part Two). Whiskey Trail Camp. Livingstone Mountains. Fiordland National Park. 5.8.2018. Winters grip can scare away people like a

“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” #20 Snow Business (Part One). Lake Heron Basin. Hakatere Conservation Park. 25.6.2013. Snow is a burden or a pleasure depending on who

“On a Mish “ #232 The Forbidden Kingdom (Part Three). Winter at Lake MacKenzie. Fiordland National Park. 13.10.2012. Unfortunately, there have been outdoors folk who

“On a Mish “ #232 The Forbidden Kingdom (Part Two). Winter at Lake MacKenzie. Fiordland National Park. 12.10.2012. It is a shame when you hear

“On a Mish “ #232 The Forbidden Kingdom (Part One). Winter at Lake MacKenzie. Fiordland National Park. 11.10.2012. Aotearoa has many tramping tracks that are

“On a Mish” #140 Forces of Nature (Part Three). Birdwood Range / Fanghill Stream. Wilberforce Valley. 7.6.2020. With all of the epicness of being reintroduced

“On a Mish” #433 The Day Sagarmatha Shook. Barpak village of the Gorkha district (location of epicentre), Nepal. 25.4.2015. Ten years ago, on this day

“On a Mish” #198 The Benefits of a Local Guide (Part Two). Yatsugatake Mountains. Yatsugatake Cushin Kogen Quasi National Park. Japan. 9.6.2013. I have been

“On a Mish” #246 The Dogs Tail Camp (Part 2). Dogs Range. Hakatere Conservation Park. 31.1.2021. As time since my hip injury has rolled on

“On a Mish” #400 The Creations of the Mountain Gods (Part Four). Phil’s Bivvy (Bivvy to Hollyford Road). 22.4.2016. Not all mountains are created equal,

“On a Mish” #7 Borland’s Skyscraper (Part Three). Mt Burns(1645m). Fiordland National Park. 25.3.2017. Some people probably wonder why you would place yourself on a