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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
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka memorial
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Hilip - our cabin at Fox Top 10
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Mountain view after crossing Fox River
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Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark
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Moeraki River Bridge
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View of Moeraki River
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Simon at lunch
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Brian and Simon on grass flats
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Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
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Horseshoe Flat hut
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Horseshoe Flat Hut
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Halfway to Middle Head hut rest stop
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Moeraki River cascade
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In Middle Head Hut
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Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut
📷 Simon
Simon and Brian crossing the Moeraki
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View up the Moeraki
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Philip jumping the Moeraki
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Brian at Rock Biv
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Rock Biv
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Brian and Philip in the rock biv
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Moeraki river crossing at halfway
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Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway
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Brian arriving at Blue River hut
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Philip and Brian at Blue River hut
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Philip and Simon 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
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On the Cattle Track in the rain
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In the rain close to Blue River Hut
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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 another side creek
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Brian and Simon crossing last side creek
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Brian and Philip at Māori Saddle Hut turnoff
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Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
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Brian and Philip 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
First view of Mataketake hut
📷 Philip
Mataketake tops and hut
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Hilip - Simon and Brian taking photos of Lake Dime
Mataketake hut, tarns, and Moeraki river beyond
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Hilip - view north along Mataketake range Simon on 1292
Philip at Mataketake hut
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Philip at Mataketake hut
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Mataketake hut from the east
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Simon and Philip having lunch in the hut
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View north along Mataketake tops
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Hilip - view north to Mataketake hut
Sunset over Te Tai-o-Rēhua
📷 Simon
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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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
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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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Simon leaving the Mataketake tops
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Rest Stop In The Bush
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Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
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Simon and Brian leaving Blue River hut
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Brian and Philip crossing Māori river
📷 Simon
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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Hilip - Waiatoto River
Hilip - Arawata River
Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night