Blue Range Circuit Labour Weekend 21-23 October
Saturday, 21 October 2023
Trip circuit - Kiriwhakapapa, Cow Creek Hut, Mitre Flats Hut, Mikimiki Stream Track (at bottom)
Californian Redwood trees at Kiriwhakapapa
Supplejack vines - fortunately these ones were off track
Blue Range Hut - this was a detour
Tararua Main Range panorama - on the outdoor table
Swing bridge across the Waingawa River
Cow Creek Hut - John & Julie got bunks, Glenda & Chris camped
Second day - travelling down the Waingawa River in light rain
Mitre Flats Hut Monday morning - 27 of us shared the hut overnight
There were also people in tents near the hut
Climbing the Blue Range above Mitre Flats
Near the top of the Blue Range
We found track/route markers in a few places
Coming down off the Blue Range
The un-named stream that took us back to the MikiMiki Stream