North West and Southern Circuits, 30 September - 12 October 2013 - Southern Alps Photography

North West and Southern Circuits, 30 September - 12 October 2013

A thirteen-day amble along Stewart Island's beautiful forests and beaches. From the ferry terminal in Halfmoon Bay / Oban, we walked the North West Circuit and the Southern Circuit tracks. Day 1: a night-time slog on the Rakiura Track to Port William Hut / Potirepo. Day 2: On to Bungaree Hut and Christmas Village Hut. Day 3: Lucky Beach and Yankee River Hut. Day 4: Smoky Beach and Long Harry Hut. Amazing granite formations at Long Harry! Day 5: First kiwi spotting, and the beauty of East Ruggedy Beach, before wandering into East Ruggedy Hut. Day 6: West Ruggedy Beach, North Red Head, Ruggedy Mountains, Waituna Bay and Big Hellfire Hut. Day 7: Fun 200m sand dune down to Big Hellfire Beach, and back up! Then on to Little Hellfire Beach and Mason Bay Hut. Day 8: Rest day. We climbed the Big Sandhill and explored the dunes behind Martins Creek. More kiwi spotting. Day 9: Mason Bay, The Gutter, Ernest Islands, then over Adams Hill to Doughboy Bay Hut. Day 10: We explored either end of Doughboy Bay, then over Doughboy Hill into the Rakeahua River and down to Rakeahua Hut. Day 11: to Freds Camp Hut, walking across the mud flats of Paterson Inlet's South West Arm where possible, then on to Freshwater Hut. Day 12: Great views from the top of Rocky Mountain, and a tiring walk over Thomson Ridge to North Arm Hut. Day 13: On the Rakiura Track to Halfmoon Bay, and home! Party: Nick Phillips (to Mason Bay), Gwenn Le Mée, Danilo Hegg

Smoky Creek
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Smoky Beach Smoky Creek Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0407
Smoky Creek
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Smoky Beach Smoky Creek Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0414
Long Harry Hut
Long Harry Bay Long Harry Hut New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping hut Stewart Island 0420
Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0424b
Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0427a
Sea cave at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping cave sea cave Stewart Island 0432
Sea cave at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping cave sea cave Stewart Island 0435
Sea cave at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping cave sea cave Stewart Island 0444
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0452
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0461
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0468
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0476
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast granite Stewart Island 0480
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline Stewart Island 0490b
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0526
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0512
50m above the waves, a solid granite arête is a great place to practice those cheval skills. At Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping arête cheval granite Stewart Island 0556
50m above the waves, a solid granite arête is a great place to practice those cheval skills. At Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping arête cheval granite Stewart Island 0557
Granite coastline at Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline granite Stewart Island 0535a
Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Island Stewart 0568
Long Harry Hut
Long Harry Bay Long Harry Hut New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping hut Stewart Island 0610
Long Harry Bay
Long Harry Bay New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0618
Long Harry Hut
Long Harry Bay Long Harry Hut New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping hut Island Stewart 0623
On the coastline between Long Harry Bay and East Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline wave waves Stewart Island 0637
On the coastline between Long Harry Bay and East Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping coast coastline Stewart Island 0690
On the coastline between Long Harry Bay and East Ruggedy Beach. Anyone would like to photoshop a surfer in there?
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On the coastline between Long Harry Bay and East Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping ocean wave waves Stewart Island 0734a
East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0737
Ruggedy Mountains, East Ruggedy Beach and Ruggedy Islands
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Ruggedy Islands Ruggedy Mountains Ruggedy Stream Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0755b
Ruggedy Stream and Mountains at East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Ruggedy Mountains Ruggedy Stream Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0762
Ruggedy Stream and Mountains at East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Ruggedy Mountains Ruggedy Stream Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0764
Ruggedy Stream
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Ruggedy Stream Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0769
Ruggedy Mountains from East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Ruggedy Mountains Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0775
East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0776
East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0799
East Ruggedy Beach
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The hills above East Ruggedy Beach
East Ruggedy Beach New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping Stewart Island 0809
Track marker near East Ruggedy Hut. The plant is Astelia fragrans
East Ruggedy Beach East Ruggedy Hut New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping astelia buoy track marker Stewart Island 0816
East Ruggedy Hut
East Ruggedy Hut New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping hut Stewart Island 0817
Possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) in leg-hold trap, East Ruggedy Hut
new zealand north west circuit rakiura rakiura national park stewart island tramping leghold pest control possum trap trichosurus vulpecula stewart island 0823
West Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach dune dunes sand dunes Stewart Island 0826
West Ruggedy Beach
new zealand north west circuit rakiura rakiura national park stewart island tramping west ruggedy beach buoy dune dunes sand dunes track marker stewart island 0839
West Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach dune dunes sand dunes Stewart Island 0842
West Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach dune dunes sand dunes Stewart Island 0845
West Ruggedy Beach. North Red Head at centre image
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach coast coastline Stewart Island 0847
West Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach coast coastline Stewart Island 0848
North Red Head, West Ruggedy Beach
New Zealand North Red Head North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach Stewart Island 0857
Yeah, right!
New Zealand North west circuit Rakiura Rakiura National Park Stewart Island Tramping West Ruggedy beach beach litter litter ocean pollution plastics rubbish trash Stewart Island 0856