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Hackett - Pelorus - Dun Mountain Circuit ANZAC Extended 25-27 April
Circuit in the Mount Richmond Forest Park. We started at The Hackett Carpark and ended at the Brook Valley Nelson. We traveled up the Hackett and Browning valleys, over Totara Saddle along the Pelorus Track to Roebuck Hut and up to Rocks Hut. Then out via the Dun Mountain Trail.
Happy passengers
We took the scenic route to Nelson, including going around Kapiti Island
Port of Nelson
Ready to start at Hackett Creek Picnic area
Strolling along Hackett Creek
Is that 6 people on the bridge with a max 5 person capacity?
3 Billy Goats gruff on da bridge
Hackett Hut - GUO is about to grab the school boys bowl of spaghetti
Nice hut interior
Browning Hut
another nice hut interior
Beautiful ferns in the valley after Totara Saddle
Smurf
We sidled around the range to Roebuck Hut for hours, and hours, and hours...
we had to put up tents as it was only a 6 bunk hut, unfortunately it started raining ovenight
GUO thought the broom was an Outrage
Some were keen to depart in the rain early
and they fogot to put the bucket away
When GUO has the full coat thing going on, you know its a very wet day!
it rained all day
The rain was worse leaving Rocks Hut on the last day
Waterfalls sprung from everywhere
We got to Third House Shelter without stopping
We were all soaked - it rained till the very end
