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Piripiri Hut 19-20 March
A weekend tramp to Piripiri Hut. Saturday - We went up Piripiri Stream to the hut. The hut was not suitable for a stay so we headed 400m back down the creek to a suitable camp. Sunday - We climbed the hill directly behind the camp and then followed an old track back to the junction of Piripiri Stream and Pohangina River. Then along the Pohangina track to the car.
Up Piripiri Creek we went
It was a loverly day and we saw a few deer on the way
The stream was a bit overgrown and gorgy on the way
But not very hard at all
Old fossils
on the subject of old fossils
Marian braving a small waterfall...the woman has no fear!
The stream was up a little owing to some rain Friday
GUO showing his 'walk on water' skills, while his wife half drowns
There was some beautiful bush
An old hut long gone (hmm wonder if we can bag on hut bagger?)
The only decent water fall climb, the chain helped
Scaling the waterfall
The orchids were in full bloom
Grovelling up past another cascade
Branching off toward the biv
Well marked
Followed by a steep 80m climb up a slip
Nice views back down the valley though
There she is...the elusive Piripiri Biv
We headed back down stream to camp
Setting up camp 400m below the forks
A tender moment
Sue packing up Sunday morning
We climbed the hill directly behind the camp. Looking down on the biv
Travel was good overall, with a bit of thick bush here and there
We had some good patches though, following and old track
We found an old tent, complete with sleeping gear inside. Didn't look like it had been used for a while
Following down the fence line
We joined the forks with the Pohangina track
And headed back to the car, pleased the weekend had been a lot easier than expected
