All aboard for the dusty ride to the back of Mangaohane Station
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Pukeokahu walks 17-18 November
Setting off towards Aorangi
Our guides, planning their strategy
Our route takes us up the scrub and grass face to a break in the bluffs near their left hand corner
A ladder provided a bit of assistance
David is plotting evil ....
... while Owen skips by
A grassy lane provides an easy route across Aorangi's jungle top
Lunch spot below the bluffs
Wonderful mountain cedars
... and a 1000yr old rimu
Kowhai were flowering spectacularly on the faces above the Rangitikei River
Raft ride across to River Valley
David in his element
Curiosity ...
The Rangitikei squeezes through a narrow slot at The Narrows
Gazing across at Pukeokahu
Looking down at a Grade 5 stretch of the Rangitikei - next year we'll raft it
Recent storm damage on the Rangitikei faces
Body piercings are in vogue in the animal kingdom too
