Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Waitangi day - We started somewhere at Sentry Box Hut and up to Parks Peak Hut. Saturday - Along to Ohawai and Kaou Stream and Dianes Hut. Sunday - Up to Taruarau Spur and along to Shutes Hut. Then down and up from Kaou Stream and onto Ruahine Hut. Monday - A relative short day out via Dead Dog Hut and Big Hill Stream to Herricks Hut.
Friday, 06 February 2015
It has to start somewhere. Sentry Box Hut, Waitangi Day - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

It has to start somewhere. Sentry Box Hut, Waitangi Day

Climbing towards Parks Peak - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Climbing towards Parks Peak

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Pohatuhaha trig - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Pohatuhaha trig

Is there something you need to tell us, Elisabeth? - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Is there something you need to tell us, Elisabeth?

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Oh really? - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Oh really?

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Heading towards Ohawai - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Heading towards Ohawai

Memories of past trips: Black Hill and Aorangi - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Memories of past trips: Black Hill and Aorangi

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Nomans - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Nomans

Diane's Hut - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Diane's Hut

I'm gonna lead a trip to the Otupae Range one day.... - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

I'm gonna lead a trip to the Otupae Range one day....

Somewhere in the foreground this photo there are 5 deer! - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Somewhere in the foreground this photo there are 5 deer!

Taruarau biv - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Taruarau biv

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Descending towards Shutes in the hot sun - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Descending towards Shutes in the hot sun

Shutes Hut. Maybe they were a hazard, but sadly DOC has felled the pine trees Alex Shute planted almost 100yrs ago. - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Shutes Hut. Maybe they were a hazard, but sadly DOC has felled the pine trees Alex Shute planted almost 100yrs ago.

Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February
Cooling off in the Koau Stream. Still a way to go to .... - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Cooling off in the Koau Stream. Still a way to go to ....

.... Ruahine hut. It was great to find it empty when we arrived in the dark. - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

.... Ruahine hut. It was great to find it empty when we arrived in the dark.

Awesome scree descent to Big Hill Stream, not far from ... - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Awesome scree descent to Big Hill Stream, not far from ...

Dead Dog hut. - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Dead Dog hut.

Herricks Hut was quite a few hours stream bashing further on, having overshot the start of the sidle track. - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

Herricks Hut was quite a few hours stream bashing further on, having overshot the start of the sidle track.

GPS track. 60km. - Northeast Ruahine Circuit Waitangi Weekend 6-8 February

GPS track. 60km.

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