High Ridge

Tramping with Adrian Wood

Friday 27/04/2012
This weekends aim is High Ridge. Adrian and I head from Holdsworth car park into a wet night walk to Powell hut. Stop for a wee break at Mountain House shelter.

As we got higher we saw a few weta's out on the track, female and male.

Weta - f

Weta -m

And the big native slugs and snails also on the track. Wet nights are good.

Adrian relaxing after midnight

Got to the hut and it was empty so we put on dry cloths and had some beer and whisky before sleep.

Saturday 28/04/2012
We left Powell just before midday and headed off up to the High Ridge turnoff. A bit of a damp claggy day.

Start of High Ridge

Got into the sheltered forest where the track is well defined and easy to follow.

Adrian

And on we went and slowly the weather got a bit better.

Looking thru the green snagged my non existent soul

Got to an empty Totara Flats hut just before five and set ourselves up for the night.

Sunday 29/04/2012
Early get up and gone just after nine, leaving Totara Flats hut.

Totara Hut

Adrian on swing over Waiohine

Happy tramper

Travel Times

Friday 27/04/2012
2050 Left Holdsworth car park
2131 Rocky Lookout
2155 Juntion
2212 Mountain House shelter
2315 Powell Hut

Saturday 28/04/2012
1144 Left Powell hut
1218 Into the trees
1426 At Flaxy Knob
1642 Back onto the OT track
1649 Totara Flats hut  
 
Sunday 29/04/2012
0918 Left Totara Flats hut
1112 At Junction 

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