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Tapawera Xmas Walk/Picnic - 19 December 2004
Tapawera Xmas Walk/Picnic. Organiser: David Blunt After a day or two of unseasonably cold weather with snow on the ranges, it dawned clear for the Xmas picnic at Tapawera where about 2 dozen of us arrived mid morning at the village. Here we were met by...
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Lees Creek - 17-20 December 2004
Lees Creek. Organiser: Ruth Hesselyn As predicted, the atmosphere was a little miserable as we watched the rain from St Arnauds coffee shop. My last minute decision to sneak up Hellfire Creek in a possible weather break hadn't panned out! So, plan B...
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Hoary Head. Organisers: Jim Maxwell & Margaret Page 7am, 10 bods met at the church steps and after a briefing from leader Jim piled into 3 4wd vehicles and headed off to pick up the other four starters. The trip to Mt.Campbell (Jim had gained...
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Bulmer Tarn - 11-12 December 2004
Bulmer Tarn. Organiser: Tony Haddon Had it not been nearly midsummer we might not have been taken by surprise by the arctic wind and horizontal snow. We left town with visions of sun and balm, and in fact did have sun and balm until we parked in the...
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Billies Knob - 5 December 2004
Billies Knob. Organiser: Mark Stevens The weather report was not a flash one, rain and clearing in the afternoon, not to be in the mountains. Three knobbers turned out for the trip: Christine Hoy, Dan McGuire and myself. Arrived at Shakespeare Flat but...