Ellis Basin/Twins - 20-21 November 2004

Ellis Basin/Twins. Organiser: Andy Clark A compact group of 5 set off from the Baton valley to commence the good haul up to the Ellis Basin and hut. Being 20 years since the organiser had travelled by this route it didn't take long to refresh his...

Sylvester Lakes - 6-7 November 2004

Sylvester Lakes. Organiser: Marianne Hermsen We set off from the Cobb Dam carpark at about 9.30am and it was already sufficiently hot to see us hug the shade at the side of the track. A pleasant and easy 2 hour walk to Sylvester Hut where we unpacked...

Sylvester/Lockett/Kill Devil - 6-8 November 2004

Sylvester/Lockett/Kill Devil. Organiser: Jim Maxwell This trip started at the Cobb Dam and ended at Uruwhenua, a few kilometers down the road towards Takaka from the Cobb Road. We drove to Uruwhenua, parked the cars and boarded a minibus from Kbus to...

Balloon Hut - 21-22 August 2004

Balloon Hut. Organiser: Gretchen Williams Party: Alison Nicoll, Gretchen Williams, Roger Bruce, Tony Haddon. Flora Car park was full of people and vehicles when we arrived – Friends of Flora were having a working bee. We had a break at Growler Shelter...

Waingaro Forks Hut - 3 & 4 July 2004

Waingaro Forks Hut - Organiser: Dion Pont With a forecast of patchy showers for the day, six trampers left Richmond at 5.45am, driving to Upper Takaka, starting on the track at 7.30am. The old pack track up the Kill Devil ridge zig zags 800m up the...