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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
Kura Tāwhiti view
Arthurs Pass Viaduct
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
Our cabin at Fox Top 10
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
View of Moeraki river
View of Moeraki River
Simon at lunch
Up River From Lunch Spot
Track Through Valley Floor Forest
Horseshoe Flat hut
Philip and Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
Halfway to Middle Head hut rest stop
Moeraki River cascade
Middle Head Hut
With Brian at Middle Head Hut
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut
Moeraki River cascade
Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway
Simon by Moeraki pool
Fern Understory
Mossy Creek
Mossy Creek
Brian crossing the Moeraki
Simon crossing the Moeraki
View down the Moeraki from swingbridge
View up the Moeraki from swingbridge
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
Leaving Blue River Hut in the rain
On the Cattle Track in the rain
Crossing Wrong Creek
Fuchsia on the track
Brian and Simon crossing another side creek
Brian and Philip at Māori Saddle Hut turnoff
Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
Brian and Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
The three of us outside Māori Saddle hut
Māori Saddle hut
Māori Saddle hut
Blue River Hut to Māori Saddle Hut on the Haast Paringa Cattle track
Māori Saddle Hut to Mataketake Hut
Brian and Philip at breakfast
Brian and Simon starting up the track to the Mataketake range
Simon and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops
Philip and Haast Beach
Mataketake hut and tarns
Mataketake hut, tarns, and Moeraki river beyond
View back along route from Mataketake hut, with trampers
Mataketake hut over tarn
Mataketake hut from the east
Simon looking into the head of the Thomas river
Brian heading to Matetake hut
Mataketake hut
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
Leaving Mataketake hut in the cloud
Simon and Brian on the Mataketake tops route in the cloud
Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
Brian at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
Rest Stop In The Bush
Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
Simon and Brian crossing Māori river
Brian and Philip crossing Māori river
Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route
Coppermine Creek Hut
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
Joes Hut
Brian arriving at Joes Hut
Simon at Joes Hut
Joes Hut
Brian heading down the Waitaha
Arriving Back At The Car
Waiatoto River
Arawata River
Jackson Bay Wharf
Jackson Bay from the wharf
Jackson Bay wharf
On the Jackson Bay wharf
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night