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Canterbury high country On a Mish #197

Fourteen Months to get to a Hut (Part Two) - Boundary Creek / Dogs Hill

Hiking to a hut is a passtime enjoyed by many people around the world. Sometimes I almost feel guilty about how many hut...

21 Aug 2013
Dog
Canterbury high country On a Mish #49

Welcome to My World (Part Two) - Double Hut / Taylor Range

For all the negative press that it gets, cold weather is pretty cool! Those who haven’t seen what snow and ice can do to...

16 Jul 2013
Dog
Canterbury high country On a Mish #49

Welcome to My World (Part One) - Double Hut / Taylor Range

A lot of my missions are by myself, attacking a track, hill or just camping area solo. I have no problem with heading ou...

15 Jul 2013
Dog
Canterbury high country On a Mish #182

The Sound of Snow Falling (Part Two) - Double Hut

I’m sure that most trampers, trekkers, hikers, people who walk to epic places, have a hut that is very special to them....

6 Aug 2012
Dog
Canterbury On a Mish #62

Above and Beyond (Part Two) - Benmore Hut (and Beyond)

Lots of people like to hike to a hut and then kick back and soak in the experience they just had while out on a mish. Ot...

3 Oct 2009
Dog
Canterbury On a Mish #62

Above & Beyond (Part One) - Benmore Hut (& Beyond)

Getting to a place - particular one few others visit - can bring a great sense of achievement, and is a big reason why m...

2 Oct 2009
Dog
Canterbury On a Mish #180

Follow a Man Named John Smith (Part Three) - Curraghmore Station

My time as a possum trapper on the West Coast had ended with a result of ‘inconclusive’. Considering what a man named Jo...

8 Aug 2009