Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Cow Creek hut in the Tararuas
Saturday, 12 October 2013
Kiriwhakapapa Road end was very busy which made us nervous (check those flys are packed) - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Kiriwhakapapa Road end was very busy which made us nervous (check those flys are packed)

The Pines...a nice way to start the trip - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

The Pines...a nice way to start the trip

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
and into some stunning bush up to Blue Range hut - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

and into some stunning bush up to Blue Range hut

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Even though it was a warm day, it was not a day for the tops, lots of snow and very cold winds (Mitre, Brockett and Table Ridge) - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Even though it was a warm day, it was not a day for the tops, lots of snow and very cold winds (Mitre, Brockett and Table Ridge)

Looking toward Cattle Ridge - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Looking toward Cattle Ridge

Unauthorised pointing from GUO - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Unauthorised pointing from GUO

Blue Range hut - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Blue Range hut

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Close up of Table Ridge which is where I'd planned for the trip to come down - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Close up of Table Ridge which is where I'd planned for the trip to come down

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
The Waingawa river - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

The Waingawa river

and the other way - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

and the other way

Our accommodation for the night - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Our accommodation for the night

Phil bravely slept under a fly (it would rain this night) - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Phil bravely slept under a fly (it would rain this night)

Though better than being crammed into the 6 bunk hut with the remaining 8 - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Though better than being crammed into the 6 bunk hut with the remaining 8

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Sunday morning and almost ready - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Sunday morning and almost ready

To head down the Waingawa towards Mitre Flats hut - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

To head down the Waingawa towards Mitre Flats hut

There were a few streams to cross - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

There were a few streams to cross

Monsta admiring the view - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Monsta admiring the view

Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October
Native Clematis at Mitre Flats hut - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Native Clematis at Mitre Flats hut

Crossing the river after a long lunch in the sun - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

Crossing the river after a long lunch in the sun

An then a climb to work off the beforementioned lunch - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

An then a climb to work off the beforementioned lunch

We got to the end of the Barra Track and walked the remaining 2kms to the road end - Cow Creek Hut 12-13 October

We got to the end of the Barra Track and walked the remaining 2kms to the road end

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