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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
Kura Tāwhiti view
Hokitika River mouth and Aorangi
Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth
Hokitika beach driftwood
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
View up Fox Glacier valley
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
View up Fox River
View up Fox River
Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
Simon at lunch spot
Crossing The Flats After Lunch
Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
Horseshoe Flat Hut
Halfway to Middle Head hut Brian crossing the Moeraki
Moeraki River cascade
Middle Head Hut
Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut
Middle Head Hut
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Middle Head Hut
Brian and Rock Wall of Biv
Rock Biv
Simon tramping alongside river
Brian by Moeraki pool
Brian crossing the Moeraki
Simon on the Moeraki bridge
View down the Moeraki from swingbridge
Brian arriving at Blue River hut
Simon and Brian arriving at Blue River hut
Brian in Blue River hut
Philip and Simon at Blue River hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
On the Cattle Track in the rain
Brian and small side creek on track
Fuchsia on the track
Brian and Simon crossing side creek
Brian and Simon crossing another side creek
Brian and Simon crossing another side creek
Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut
Māori Saddle hut
Philip and Simon outside Māori Saddle hut
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff
Brian and Philip at the bushline
Mataketake hut, Aoraki, Sefton, Hooker
Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime
Philip at Mataketake hut
Brian at Mataketake hut
Mataketake hut from the east
Brian in the hut getting ready for lunch
View North From Hut
Desk And View West From The Hut
View north to Mataketake hut
Simon looking into the head of the Thomas river
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
Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud
Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut
Philip checking the mud depth on the track
Simon and Brian crossing Māori river
Brian and Simon heading up the Waitaha river
Brian following the Waiata river route
Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route
First view of Coppermine Creek Hut
Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut
Brian and Simon arriving at Coppermine Hut
Coppermine Creek Hut
Inside Coppermine Creek 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
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night
Brian arriving at Joes Hut
Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track
Brian heading down the Waitaha
Waiatoto River
Arawata River
Jackson Bay Wharf
Philip, Simon and Brian outside the fish and chip shop
Brian on the Jackson Bay wharf
Jackson Bay from the wharf
Jackson Bay wharf
On the Jackson Bay wharf
Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night