Forks Hut 3-4 August

A weekend up to Forks hut and back. Saturday - We left the cars in a farmers paddock at Komako. Up a fourwheel drive farm road to the forest park boundry and Te Ekaou Hut. Then down the track to Forks Hut. Sunday - back out the same way.
Saturday, 03 August 2013
The walk was meant to be easy and mostly flat, but the climbing started immediately (sigh) - Forks Hut 3-4 August

The walk was meant to be easy and mostly flat, but the climbing started immediately (sigh)

Forks Hut 3-4 August
Elisabeth and Marian - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Elisabeth and Marian

Pistol - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Pistol

The first bit of climbing sorted! - Forks Hut 3-4 August

The first bit of climbing sorted!

Te Ekaou hut smelt of rats and had lots of droppings...on the subject of rats, there's Nev and Pistol - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Te Ekaou hut smelt of rats and had lots of droppings...on the subject of rats, there's Nev and Pistol

Forks hut was meant to have rats, but we didn't really see any signs - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Forks hut was meant to have rats, but we didn't really see any signs

Grant fell over and got a dirty bum...it was very very dirty! - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Grant fell over and got a dirty bum...it was very very dirty!

It was a steep climb back onto the ridge - Forks Hut 3-4 August

It was a steep climb back onto the ridge

Looking back down to the stream by where we'd stayed - Forks Hut 3-4 August

Looking back down to the stream by where we'd stayed

The track was in a mess, overgrown and lots of old wind fall - Forks Hut 3-4 August

The track was in a mess, overgrown and lots of old wind fall

Forks Hut 3-4 August
and back to the farm land - Forks Hut 3-4 August

and back to the farm land

Forks Hut 3-4 August
Forks Hut 3-4 August
Forks Hut 3-4 August

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