Coming off Maroparea, heading for Maropea Forks Hut. Photo: Paul McCredie

Roaring through the Ruahine

January/February 2025

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January/February 2025

Even a wrong turn can’t dampen the thrill of a trip during the roar to the only lake in Ruahine Forest Park.

Rain, hail, snow, stiff south-easterly – all forecasts agreed that Easter in the central North Island would be cold. A slothful break was tempting, but Mark had cleared his surfing calendar and declared our proposed route “one for the memory banks”. Far be it for Paul and me to let him down. Our planned route […]
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