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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
Hilip - Hokitika River mouth
Hilip - Brian and Simon at Hokitika River mouth
Hilip - Hokitika beach driftwood
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
📷 Brian
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
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Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
📷 Simon
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
View up Fox River
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Mountain view after crossing Fox River
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Philip, Simon, and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark
📷 Philip
Moeraki River Bridge
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Brian and Philip at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
📷 Simon
Moeraki River from rest stop
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Moeraki River
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View of Moeraki River
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Vuiew of Moeraki River
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Simon at lunch
📷 Brian
Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
📷 Brian
Horseshoe Flat Hut
📷 Simon
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
Moeraki River, Middle Head Hut to Blue River Hut
Brian and Philip at Middle Head Hut
📷 Simon
View up the Moeraki
📷 Philip
Philip jumping the Moeraki
📷 Simon
Brian at Rock Biv
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Brian through the rock biv
📷 Simon
Brian and Rock Wall of Biv
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Rock Biv
📷 Simon
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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Simon tramping alongside river
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Brian 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
📷 Philip
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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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 Simon crossing last side creek
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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
Heading from Hut turnoff to the saddle
📷 Philip
Brian and Simon starting up the track to the Mataketake range
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Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline
📷 Brian
Looking back to the track sign on the Mataketake tops
📷 Brian
Philip at Mataketake hut
📷 Simon
Simon and Brian arriving at Mataketake hut
📷 Philip
Mataketake hut from the east
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Three Of Us Having Lunch In The Hut
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Simon and Philip having lunch in the hut
📷 Brian
Hilip - view north to Mataketake hut
Hilip - Mataketake hut
Sunset over Te Tai-o-Rēhua stitch
📷 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
📷 Simon
Bian and Simon taking the track from Mataketake hut in the cloud
📷 Philip
Brian at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
📷 Philip
View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki
📷 Simon
Philip and Brian at rest stop before leaving the Mataketake tops
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Simon leaving the Mataketake tops
📷 Philip
Rest Stop In The Bush
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Philip and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
📷 Simon
Simon crossing Māori River
📷 Brian
Looking up Māori River
📷 Philip
Simon and Brian following the Waitaha River route
📷 Philip
Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut
📷 Brian
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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Gate At The Start Of The Pack Track
📷 Philip
Brian heading back to Joes Hut
📷 Simon
Arriving Back At The Car
📷 Philip
Hilip - Waiatoto River
Hilip - Arawata River
Hilip - Jackson Bay Wharf
Hilip - Jackson Bay from the wharf
Jackson Bay wharf
📷 Simon
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night