Outdoorsy stuff…

October 29th, 2007

On the weekend Emily and I decided that we needed to do more outdoorsy stuff, so we went and found a nice little walk on Mt. Pirongia, just out of Hamilton. We did the “Mangakara Nature Walk“, which is a loop through some native bush and crosses the Mangakara stream. It took us about an hour which included a stop of about twenty minutes for a picnic by the stream - how quaint. The walk itself was very easy and the track was well-formed the entire way. The scenery was stunning - apparently that part of the forest is pretty much pristine native bush as it has never been cleared.

The plan is to make our way through the various walks and then move on to something a little more challenging. Eventually I’d like to take Emily on the Tongariro Northern Crossing which was part of a three-day hike I did when I was in high-school.

Photos on flickr as I can’t seem to get this flickr plugin working :(

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  • 1. Mum  |  November 3rd, 2007 at 2:45 pm

    I dont suppose you remember Nana Raynels sister, aunty Marge, she used to live up perongia mountain. Hope your outdoorsy stuff keeps up. some of the walks are really lovely. love to you both Mum xxxx

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