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November 1998: Trampers were: (left to right in the time delay photo MI05A) Alan Rogers, Jim Callaghan, John Barrell, Ian Bardsley, John Murphy, Ross Dunlop (seated), me (Keith Blayney) and Ken Horner. The tramp started off wet, cold and misty, but did improve. |
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 MI05A: Group lunch |
 MI07A: Ian's hand warmer |
 MI10A: Ken at rope top |
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| Day one was a 3½ hour tramp to "the Bog", staying at "Bog Inn" Hut (4 bunks). The next day was a 7½ hour tramp starting with a 3 hour climb then a drop to the Whakamaru Ignimbrite Plateau then on to Waihaha Hut (6 bunks). The last day was a 3½ hour tramp on thye Waihaha Track following the Waihaha River out to Highway 32. | |||
 MI18A: Stand of podocarps Þ |
 MI23A: Waihaha River rapids |
 MI32A: Waihaha River pool |
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