Okuru - Turnbull, 24 - 28 April 2011

A five day tramp across a variety of landscapes in South Westland. Day 1: Up the Okuru River to just below Franklin Creek. Day 2: Up Franklin Creek to bush-line on the Browning Range - some real West Coast bush travel in there! Day 3: Along the tops of the Browning Range and over Mount Franklin. Day 4: Down Cramp Creek into the head of the Turnbull River, and to a campsite at the mouth of Accident Creek. Day 5: Down the Turnbull River and out. Party: Aaron Whitehead, Lara Wilcocks, Jennifer MacLeod, Danilo Hegg

Hunters camp, Turnbull River
New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland camp campsite hunters camp Okuru 282
Turnbull River and Mt Selborne
Mount Selborne New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland Okuru 283
Turnbull River
New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland river water Okuru 290
Looking up the Turnbull River and the bluffs of Souter Peak
Browning Range Franklin Mount Franklin New Zealand Souter Peak South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland river Okuru 302
It looks like a lovely day to be wading across the Turnbull River...
New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland river wade wading Okuru 312
...but Jennifer's face tells us how cold it really is!
New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland river wade wading Okuru 316
Turnbull River hut aka dump-hole
New Zealand South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland derelict hut hut Okuru 318
Turnbull River hut aka dump-hole, at the toe of the Harris Faces, Selborne Range
Harris Faces New Zealand Selborne Range South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland derelict hut hut Okuru 325
Mixed kahikatea and rimu forest in the lower Turnbull River plains. The Browning Range, Turnbull Valley and Selborne Range in the backdrop
Browning Range Dacrycarpus dacrydioides Dacrydium cupressinum New Zealand Selborne Range South Westland Tramping Turnbull Turnbull River Westland forest kahikatea podocarp forest rimu Okuru 347a