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Your trips, your pix, September 2019

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Sandra Sandoval took a chilly river route up the Ohau in Tararua Forest Park

Sandra Sandoval took a chilly river route up the Ohau in Tararua Forest Park

Members of the Parawai Tramping Club watched the sunrise at Sunrise Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

Members of the Parawai Tramping Club watched the sunrise at Sunrise Hut, Ruahine Forest Park

Mary Quin survived the Routeburn Track even though her boots of 10 years didn’t

Mary Quin survived the Routeburn Track even though her boots of 10 years didn’t

Santosha and Nico Fisher and Jackson and Jessica Gamble hiked to Waihohonu Hut, Tongariro National Park

Santosha and Nico Fisher and Jackson and Jessica Gamble hiked to Waihohonu Hut, Tongariro National Park

Ant, Maddy, James, Colette, Rosie, Sylvie and Natalie didn’t let the rain stop them from walking the Waitawheta Tramline Track, Kamai-Mamaku Forest Park

Ant, Maddy, James, Colette, Rosie, Sylvie and Natalie didn’t let the rain stop them from walking the Waitawheta Tramline Track, Kamai-Mamaku Forest Park

Brendan Jenke visited a frozen Lake Peel in Kahurangi National Park

Brendan Jenke visited a frozen Lake Peel in Kahurangi National Park

Andrea, Karen and Andy visited the frozen and diminishing lake on the Hapuku River which formed following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake

Andrea, Karen and Andy visited the frozen and diminishing lake on the Hapuku River which formed following the 2016 Kaikoura earthquake

Fran Watts and Ellie Gill tramped the route to Dew Lakes in Richmond Forest Park

Fran Watts and Ellie Gill tramped the route to Dew Lakes in Richmond Forest Park

Eight-year-old Max Steel-Baker got a taste of winter on a trip to Jumbo Hut in Tararua Forest Park

Eight-year-old Max Steel-Baker got a taste of winter on a trip to Jumbo Hut in Tararua Forest Park

Fliss Murdoch met a local at Luxmore Hut, Fiordland National Park

Fliss Murdoch met a local at Luxmore Hut, Fiordland National Park

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