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

Social Workers Office

Tararua Main Range panorama - on the outdoor table

John, Julie, Glenda

Waingawa River

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

John, Chris, Glenda

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

At the top

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