Starting off at Ohau
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Otaki River 27-31 December
Five day trip into the headwaters of the Otaki River via Pukematawai and following it down to Otaki Forks.
Up the Ohau River
Pistol joined us for a day walk
South Ohau Hut for lunch (upper centre of photo)
Up the Yeates track, then dropped into the headwaters of the Otaki
Not a bad spot to camp
The rain finally cleared
Kinda!
Down the river we trotted
Saw a few deer
Time for a brew
Mid Otaki Hut
...and this is how you don't put up a tent (clearly done for demo purposes only :)
Looking up to Nichols
The club arsonist made a rip roaring fire
Evil morepork
Heading off the next morning
Walking over a significant slip
Looking up to Shoulder Knob
Night 3 just above Waitewaewae River junction
A lovely spot with resident eel
Another day, another fire
Cracker of a photo GUO!!
We stashed the packs and headed up Waitewaewae River to Island Forks Hut
Lots of goats up here
Few deep wades
Island Forks Hut
Off to check out the site of the old Waitewaewae Hut
Old site of Y2YY hut
Old sign to...
.. to this bridge!
After a night at Y2YY Hut, we headed out via the old track
Log hauler for lunch
Slip is massive now
Someone has cut a track up from just past the slip to the old tram track
Old tram track
Our route