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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 - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka
Hilip - Te Kopikopiko o Te Waka Simon and Brian
Hilip - our cabin at Fox Top 10
Hilip - our cabin at Fox Top 10
Wellington to Fox Glacier
Moeraki River to Middle Head hut
View up Fox River
📷 Philip
Philip and Brian at North Haast Paringa Cattle Track carpark
📷 Simon
Moeraki River Bridge
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Simon at Moeraki River rest stop above Blue River hut
📷 Brian
View of Moeraki river
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Vuiew of Moeraki River
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Brian and Simon on grass flats
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Simon and Brian heading up river
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Philip and Simon at Horseshoe Flat Hut
📷 Brian
Moeraki River cascade
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Simon and Philip at Middle Head Hut
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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
Simon and Brian crossing the Moeraki
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Philip jumping the Moeraki
📷 Simon
Simon in the rock biv
📷 Brian
Brian through the rock biv
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Rock Biv
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Moeraki River cascade
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Moeraki River cascade
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Philip and Brian at rest stop halfway
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Simon on the Moeraki bridge
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View up the Moeraki from swingbridge
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Philip and Simon at Blue River hut
📷 Brian
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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In the rain close to Blue River Hut
📷 Simon
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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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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Philip outside Māori Saddle hut
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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
View back along pack track from Māori Saddle Hut turnoff
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Simon and Philip at the Mataketake range bushline
📷 Brian
First view of Mataketake hut
📷 Philip
Lake Dime
📷 Brian
Mataketake tops and hut
📷 Simon
Brian and Philip at the track sign on the Mataketake tops
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View back along route from Mataketake hut, with trampers
📷 Brian
Mataketake hut
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Track From Hut Route North
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Brian in the hut getting ready for lunch
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View north along Mataketake tops
📷 Brian
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
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Simon at the point the route leaves to tops, looking north to the Moeraki
📷 Brian
View off the Mataketake tops to the Moeraki
📷 Simon
Rest Stop In The Bush
📷 Philip
Simon and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
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Philip and Brian at Moeraki river pool below Blue River Hut
📷 Simon
Brian heading up Waitaha river
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Brian and Simon heading up the Waitaha river
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Simon arriving at Coppermine Creek Hut
📷 Brian
Coppermine Creek Hut
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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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Joes Hut
📷 Philip
Brian heading back to Joes Hut
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Brian heading down the Waitaha
📷 Philip
Arriving Back At The Car
📷 Philip
Hilip - Waiatoto River
Hilip - Arawata River
Hilip - Jackson Bay from the wharf
Hilip - on the Jackson Bay wharf
Philip and Simon on the Jackson Bay Wharf
📷 Brian
visit Joe's Hut, tramp to car, drive to Fox for the night