Neill Forks

Friday 20/06/2014
Drove from Wellington to Holdsworth car park. At eight p.m. I headed off in the dark going to Totara Flats hut, unsure if I would stay there the night or continue to Neill Forks. Got to Totara Flats before eleven and as it was empty decided to stay the night and got a fire going. Sampled a variety of 50ml American whiskey's. At about two in the morning a group arrived.

Saturday 21/06/2014
The journey from Totara Flats hut up to Cone Ridge was a shiny white mushroom day.

Got to Neill Forks just after eleven, beating the rain. Great hut to shelter in with a warm fire and book filled Android.

Sunday 22/06/2014
Not such a wet day. Left Neill Forks eleven thirty'ish and headed out. Stopped for cuppa tea at Totara Flats and was entertained by a chopper dropping in.

1080 Sign update

The passengers came into the hut and modified the expiry date on the 1080 warning poster, and also did the one at the swing bridge. Is this the case that land care got the predictions wrong for the potency of the 1080 drop or what?

Got out to the car at six p.m. and headed back to Wellington.

Trip Times
20/06/2014
2000 Left Holdsworth car park
2041 Rocky Lookout
2059 Pig Flat Totara Junction
2225 Swing over Totara Creek
2243 Totara Flats hut
21/06/2014
0828 Left Totara Flats hut
1022 Junction to Neill Forks
1110 Neill Forks Hut
22/06/2014
1136 Left Neill Forks hut
1305 Cone Ridge
1428 Totara Flats
1510 Left Totara Flats
1702 Pig Flat Totara Junction
1727 Rocky Lookout
1803 Holdsworth car park