Lauren Kelley battles all the West Coast can throw at her in a soggy escapade through classic West Coast backcountry The first time I made plans to tramp the Toaroha-Hokitika- lower Whitcombe loop, the weather was worse than that endured by the early explorers, Henry Whitcombe and Jakob Lauper, on their fateful journey through the […]
Kuataika and Smyth Ridge tracks, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park
Lake Stream Hut, Victoria Forest Park
In search of greatness
Maungatautari Over the Mountain Track, Waikato
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