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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
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Kura Tāwhiti view
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Arthurs Pass Viaduct
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Arthurs Pass Viaduct Philip and Brian
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Hokitika River mouth
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Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi
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Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka Simon and Brian
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Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
View up Fox River
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Driving onto Fox River bridge
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Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
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Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
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Moeraki River from rest stop
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Moeraki River
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View of Moeraki river
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Simon and Brian heading up river
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Horseshoe Flat Hut
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Philip and Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
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Halfway to Middle Head hut rest stop
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Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut
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Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Middle Head Hut
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Brian and Rock Wall of Biv
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Brian and Philip in the rock biv
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Moeraki River cascade
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Moeraki river crossing at halfway
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Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway
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Mossy Creek
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Simon crossing the Moeraki
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View up the Moeraki from swingbridge
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Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut
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Philip and Brian at Blue River hut
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Brian, Philip, and Simon in 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
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On the Cattle Track in the rain
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Rest In The Rain
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Crossing Wrong Creek
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Brian and small side creek on track
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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 another side creek
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Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
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Māori Saddle hut
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Philip and Simon outside 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
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Māori Saddle Hut in the morning
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View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff
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Brian and Simon starting up the track to the Mataketake range
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Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline
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Brian and Simon climbing the spur to the Mataketake tops
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Philip with Mataketake Hut, Aoraki, Sefton and Hooker behind
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Lake Dime
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Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker
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Brian and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops
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Three Of Us Having Lunch In The Hut
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View north to Mataketake hut
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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
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Brian and Philip on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud
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Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
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Brian at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
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View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki
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Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops
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Simon leaving the Mataketake tops
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Rest Stop In The Bush
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Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut
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Simon and Brian crossing Māori river
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Brian and Simon arriving at Coppermine Hut
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Coppermine Creek Hut
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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
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Simon at Joes Hut
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Brian at Joes Hut
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Joes Hut
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Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track
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Brian heading back to Joes Hut
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Brian heading down the Waitaha
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Arriving Back At The Car
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Waiatoto River
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Arawata River
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Jackson Bay Wharf
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visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night