New Zealand - 2015

Motatapu Track - 10 -12 February 2015

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Party - Wendy, Dave



Above - Late afternoon at Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu and the Eyre Mountains

We travelled to Wanaka and then started on the track. On the first afternoon, we walked to the first hut - Fern Burn Hut. The enxt day - we climbed over Jack Hall Saddle and descended to Highland Creek Hut. On that afternoon, we left our gear in the hut and walked to the next highpoint and then returned to the hut. On the third day - we   returned along the track, back over the saddle and back down the Fern Burn.



Above - Wendy walking up the Fern Burn near the start of the track. Not long after this the tarck went through a pleasant band of Beech forest.



Above - Further up the Fern Burn



Above - Looking back



Above - Fern Burn Hut



Above - Wendy in Fern Burn Hut







Above - The Fern Burn near the hut





Above - Next morning, a helicopter dropped in - looking for an injured tramper.



Above - Wendy on the track



Above - Approaching Jack Hall Saddle (1267 m)



Above - Other trampers



Above - Wendy nearly at the saddle



Above - Prasophyllum colensoi (Common Leek Orchid) - lots of these were growing near the saddle.



Above - Looking ahead (south) from Jack Hall Saddle



Above - Looking back at the Fern Burn



Above - Wendy on the way down - very steep!



Above - Other trampers coming up



Above - Wendy continuing down













Above - Highland Creek Hut - where we spent our second night



Above - Looking down Highland Creek. We walked on to the mountain just left of the middle





Above - Wendy - just visible on the small mountain







Above - Highland Creek





Above - Dawn



Above - Wendy walking back up the steep hill to Jack Hall Saddle







Above - We meet some ther trampers coming down



Above - Walking down the Fern Burn



Above - near Fern Burn Hut











Above - Back at Wanaka - we have a nice meal

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