Category Archives: Fiordland

Day 2: Mavora to Te Anau 66km (106k)

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Juliet Jones

This day was a game to two halves. The pleasant tail wind half, and the shitty head wind half. After leaving a very photographic tarn at Mavora, I made quick work of the first thirty odd kilometres of gravel. The … Continue reading →

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Rees-Dart, Aspiring National Park, NZ

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Juliet Jones

Day 1: Muddy Creek to Shelter Rock Hut 19km (6 – 8 hours) This four-day hike may well have ruined me for all other hikes.  Basically, this walk has it all – from awe-inspiring views of glaciers, valleys and mountain … Continue reading →

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West Coast Chaos

Posted on December 26, 2017 by Juliet Jones

Wild wet valleys of the West Coast firth. Tangled fronds dapple, lichen captivate. Life’s tired arteries of green-grey earth. Forgotten a while from Jurassic birth. Bent tourist elbows, erect to self-pixilate. Wild wet valleys of the West Coast firth. Mountain … Continue reading →

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Mustering courage at Lake Rere

Posted on December 21, 2017 by Juliet Jones

Zebras, when pursued by hungry carnivores, must only outrun one of their mates to remain alive.  Thus I was recently disappointed to find that it was I, that had been outrun, whilst in the cross hairs of an angry beast … Continue reading →

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Catching a Weather Window in Fiordland

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Juliet Jones

Planning trips around the weather has never been as problematic as it was this Summer, and as the calendar flipped over to January, my son and I found ourselves in one of the dampest places on earth – Fiordland. Our … Continue reading →

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