Cattle Creek 16-17 September

A very windy but equally enjoyable trip up the Tamaki River and over the hill to Cattle Creek Hut.

Saturday, 16 September 2023
The Tamaki riverbed is overgrown with willows in places in its lower stretches but becomes easier with long stretches of gravel further upstream - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

The Tamaki riverbed is overgrown with willows in places in its lower stretches but becomes easier with long stretches of gravel further upstream

The sun was shining but the wind was blowing - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

The sun was shining but the wind was blowing

Lunch stop at Stanfield Hut - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

Lunch stop at Stanfield Hut

Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Steep scramble out of the stream, but we discovered the, easier, diversion track on our return trip - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

Steep scramble out of the stream, but we discovered the, easier, diversion track on our return trip

Balancing act on the knife edge - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

Balancing act on the knife edge

Cattle Creek Hut. The westerly gale is not visible in this photo! - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

Cattle Creek Hut. The westerly gale is not visible in this photo!

Cattle Creek 16-17 September
In the bush, out of the wind on the return trip - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

In the bush, out of the wind on the return trip

Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Cattle Creek 16-17 September
Old dead trees, from an era past, in a sea of scrub - Cattle Creek 16-17 September

Old dead trees, from an era past, in a sea of scrub

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