Thursday, January 10, 2013

Off Again - South of the Rangitata River

Tuesday, 8th January 2013  8.5 hrs 21kms

An early start from a comfortable cottage at Mesopotamia Station saw me off repeating the start of an ATC trip from 2011. Farm tracks to Bush Stream, then up the valley, with a few river crossings - river a bit higher than last time.- but OK .. just.


The last crossing before the big climb up to Crooked Spur Hut was just manageable on the second attempt. A brief stop at the hut (picture looking back down Bush Stream), then up another 500m to the saddle for lunch. A super clear day with great views of the mountains all around.

Then undulating tussocky country all the way to the (partly) Stone Hut - the rest was rebuilt after a rock fall demolished it some time ago.

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