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2023-02-16 Canada < Trips > 2023-08-05 Whakapapa Skiing
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Sat: fly to Christchurch, drive (5.5 hrs 400 km) to Fox Glacier via Arthurs Pass
Sun: drive (1 hr, 80 km) to the Mowraki River at the northern end of the Haast Paringa Cattle Track
tramp up the Moeraki Valley to
Horseshoe Flat Hut (6 bunks, 4.5 hours) and on to
Middle Head Hut (6 bunks, 1.5 hours)
Mon: visit rock biv, return from Middle Head Hut to
Blue River Hut (8 bunks)
Thu: to Blue River Hut via tops – 5 to 6 hours to car,
drive (30 min, 30 km) to Waita River at the south end of the Haast-Paringa Cattle Track,
tramp 2 hr to
Coppermine Creek Hut 8 bunks
Fri: visit
Joe's Hut, to car (1.5 hours), drive to Fox (2 hr 130 km) for the night, motel
Sat: drive from Franz (5.5 hr 400 km) back to Christchurch, fly to Wellington
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Us all at Kura Tāwhiti
📷 Philip
Hilip - Kura Tāwhiti view
Hilip - Arthurs ass Viaduct
Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian
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Hilip - Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi
Hilip - Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth
Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
📷 Brian
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka memorial
📷 Brian
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
View up Fox River
📷 Philip
Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark
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On Moeraki River track
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Moeraki River
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Simon at lunch spot
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Crossing The Flats After Lunch
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Brian and Simon on grass flats
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Horseshoe Flat Hut
📷 Simon
Horseshoe Flat Hut
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Halfway to Middle Head hut rest stop
📷 Brian
Moeraki River cascade
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In Middle Head Hut
📷 Philip
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Simon and Brian crossing the Moeraki
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Moeraki River cascade
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Moeraki river crossing at halfway
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Simon tramping alongside river
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Simon and Brian walking down the Moeraki
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Simon by Moeraki pool
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Brian crossing the Moeraki
📷 Simon
Simon on the Moeraki bridge
📷 Philip
View up the Moeraki from swingbridge
📷 Philip
Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut
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Brian in Blue River hut
📷 Simon
Philip and Brian at Blue River hut
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Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Leaving Blue River Hut in the rain
📷 Philip
On the Cattle Track in the rain
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In the rain close to Blue River Hut
📷 Simon
Rest In The Rain
📷 Philip
Crossing Wrong Creek
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Brian and small side creek on track
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Fuchsia on the track
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Brian and Simon crossing side creek
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Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
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Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
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Brian and Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
📷 Simon
Māori Saddle hut
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Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
Brian and Philip at breakfast
📷 Simon
Māori Saddle Hut in the morning
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Māori Saddle Hut in the morning
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Mataketake tops SW panorama
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Lake Dime
📷 Brian
Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker
📷 Brian
Lake Dime
📷 Simon
Mataketake hut and tarns
📷 Brian
Hilip - Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime
Lake Dime
📷 Simon
View back along route from Mataketake hut, with trampers
📷 Brian
View north along Mataketake tops
📷 Brian
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut
Morning packing in Mataketake hut
📷 Simon
Leaving Mataketake hut in the cloud
📷 Philip
Bian and Simon taking the track from Mataketake hut in the cloud
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Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud
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Brian and Philip on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud
📷 Simon
Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
📷 Brian
Simon leaving the Mataketake tops
📷 Philip
Rest Stop In The Bush
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Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
📷 Philip
Looking up Māori River
📷 Philip
Brian heading up Waitaha river
📷 Simon
Brian following the Waiata river route
📷 Philip
Mataketake Hut to Blue River Hut via tops, drive to Waita River at the south end of Haast-Paringa Cattle Track, tramp to Coppermine Creek Hut
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
Brian arriving at Joes Hut
📷 Simon
Simon at Joes Hut
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Brian at Joes Hut
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Joes Hut
📷 Philip
Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track
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Brian heading back to Joes Hut
📷 Simon
Brian heading down the Waitaha
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Arriving Back At The Car
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Hilip - Waiatoto River
Hilip - Arawata River
Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop
📷 Simon
Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf
📷 Brian
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night