View - break in Wanaka before tramp begins |
Travelling, Janine, Roy and Dave |
Campsite in rain - Arawhata Valley |
Overflowing stream |
Aaron, Roy, Dave, and Janine - Arawhata campsite trying to dry out |
Rain clearing 1 |
Rain clearing 2 |
Different weather the next morning - Arawhata campsite |
Arawhata campsite |
Waipara Range from Arawhata River valley |
The tramp beings, lower end of McTavish Creek - Janine, Dave, Roy and Aaron |
Cataract of McTavish Creek, above junction with McFarlane Creek |
Cataract 2 |
McTavish Creek Cataract and Junction with McFarlane Creek |
Janine, Dave and Aaron, wait while photo taken |
View toward Arawhata River from near Cataract |
Aaron - in forest during lunch break |
Roy and Janine, on return to river |
Dave perching on a rock 1 |
Dave perching on a rock 2 |
Clear pool in McTavish Creek |
Janine, Roy, and Dave cooking tea alongside river campsite |
Me emerging from forest bashing and moss climbing |
View towards Waiototo Range from bushline |
Aaron checking out the views. |
Janine pleased to be above bushline. |
The view of the world for the day (from sleeping bag) |
Mist and rain outside |
Meal time in rock biv |
Next day - change in weather for the better |
Pano view of moutains around McTavish Creek |
Towards the headwaters of McTavish Creek |
Moutains above McTavish Creek, Olivine Range |
The route to Arcade Saddle follows the waterfall in middle left of photo |
Steep Olivine country |
Reflection 1 |
Reflection 2 |
Reflection 2 - different processing |
Reflection 3 |
Reflection 3 B&W |
Reflection 4 |
Small waterfall leads into large pool near rock biv |
Impressive mountain viewed down the valley - later we realised this was Mt Aspiring |
Flats of rock biv below |
Roy checking out the view |
Roy |
Me Mt Aspiring behind |
View of flats around rock biv, Mt Aspiring beyond |
Mt Aspirng |
Dave - Mt Aspring behind - a few weeks after climbing it. |
Dave - Mt Aspiring behind |
Me - Mt Aspring behind |
Aaron before the final walk up to Arcade Saddle, on skyline |
Route to Arcade Saddle |
Mt Aspiring from Arcade Saddle |
First view of Red Hills from Arcade Saddle |
Lunch on Arcade Saddle |
Arcade River Valley flats, Red Hills and sea beyond |
Contrasting Olivine Range and Red hill Range in background. |
Alpine tarn |
Aracade Saddle, lunch spot |
Southern Alps from Arcade Saddle |
Southern Alps - closer view |
Nice to get water down in Arcade Creek |
Water break - Janine, Roy, Aaron and Dave |
Tops near Arcade Saddle |
Campsite in flats of Arcade Creek - drying gear out |
View back towards Arcade Saddle |
Evening light on Red Hills |
Steep faces above Arcade Creek (North facing) |
Arcade Creek and evening light on Red Hills |
Aaron, Roy and Janine - watching the sun go down for the last time in 2007 |
Morning light on Red Hills from campsite |
Wider view from Campsite |
Janine keen to get walking |
Roy and Dave map reading |
Red Hills from lower Arcade Creek |
Red Hills from lower Arcade Creek 2 |
Cascade Creek, just after crossing |
Cascade Creek, Arcade Valley behind |
Packing up after lunch - Aaron, Dave, and Roy |
Clear water - Cascade Creek 1 |
Clear waters - Cascade Creek 2 |
Clear waters Cascade Creek 3 |
Roy - checking out the way ahead, walking up the Red Hills |
View down to the Cascade, Roy and Janine |
Flats above Durwards Falls, Cascade Valley |
Ultramafic rocks (foreground); Olivine Range and Arcade Valley beyond |
Tents up in Red Hills, barren landscape |
Tents in a row |
Tarn |
Panorama of view from campsite (north) |
Panorama of view from campsite (south) |
Cooking tea, Aaron, Dave, Roy and Janine |
Red Mountain |
Cloud |
Ultramafic rocks, Red Mountain behind |
Ultramafic rocks with Red Hill tops beyond |
Roy, Aaron and Dave - evening light |
Janine and Roy - evening light |
Cloud on tops 1 |
Cloud on tops 1 - B&W |
Cloud on tops 2 |
Red Mountain - evening clouds 1 |
Sun goes down for the first time in 2008 |
Red Mountain - evening clouds 2 |
Sunset from Red Hills 1 |
Sunset clouds |
Clouds above the Red Hill tops |
Sunset from Red Hills 2 |
Aaron, and morning light - Red Mountain behind |
Mountain Ranges to the South 1 |
Morning panorama to west |
Mountain Ranges to the South 2 |
Morning panorama to south |
Red Hill reflections 1 |
Red Hill reflections 2 |
Red Hill reflections 3 |
Red Hill reflections 4 |
Red Hills tent site |
Red Hill reflections 5 |
Alpine lake near campsite |
Ultramafic rock Red Hills beyond |
Aaron, Janine, Roy, Dave (left to right), Short stop while walking upslope |
panorama of Red Mountain to Big Bay. |
Alpine lake, with Arcade Creek Valley and Olivine Range beyond |
Aaron taking photo, Red Mountain beyond. |
Big Bay from Red Hill tops |
Me - Red Mountain beyond |
Red Mountain Views, High part of Olivine Range beyond |
Alpine tarn, during walk northward along Red Hill tops |
Campsite view near pt. 890 m, northern red Hill Range |
Campsite |
Forest light as sun comes out after rain |
Aaron |
View from campsite as sunny weather returns |
lunchbreak alongside Cascade River at McKay Creek Junction |
Red Hills from McKay Creek and Cascade River junction |
Cascade River |
Me enjoying the sun, covered up to avoid Sandflies - Woodhen Creek |
Woodhen Creek, Ultramafics of Martyr Spur beyond |
Ultramafics of Martyr Spur |
Evening light on Martyr Spur |
Hot drink discussion, Roy, Dave and Aaron |
Evening light on Martyr Spur from Woodhen Creek |
Campsite at Woodhen Creek |
Back to the Road end, Janine, Roy, Dave and Aaron |
View up the Cascade towards Red Hills from Jackson River Road |
End of trip photo, Dave, Aaron, me, Janine, and Roy. |
Me - Red Mountains beyond |
Me - didn't last growing a beard for much longer |