Regan gave Whirinaki Te Pua-??-T??ne Conservation Park a rave review. He does this for most backcountry places, yet it was enough to get me to set my sights on the 54,000 hectare park. With the final results from the general election still pending I managed to convince Hugh to join me for one last adventure before the Parliament returned. As our walk approached the weather forecast looked ominous but seemed to be improving? Perhaps a bit of misplaced optimism. Several favours had to be pulled to get us to the park so there was no plan B.
Watching An Avalanche Come Off a Mountain While Hiking Near New Zealand???s Tallest
We watched a piece of ice break off the mountain ahead and then crash down into the valley throwing up a lot of snow…