Scott Creek - Death Valley - Kay Creek, 22 - 24 December 2012
Campsite near the Caples River, downstream of Upper Caples Hut
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Caples River and Mount Bonpland in the last evening light
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Caples River and Mount Bonpland at night
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The constellation of Orion in a starry sky above Mount Bonpland
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Caples River and Mount Bonpland at night
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Emily shows a different way of walking the Caples Track
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Just downstream of Mid Caples Hut, the Caples River flows through a beautiful chasm
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In the lower reaches of the Caples River. Tooth Peak above
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Caples River and Tooth Peak
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) flowers and seed capsules. Caples River
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) flower and seed capsule. Caples River
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Mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium). Caples River
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Matagouri / Wild Irishman (Discaria toumatou), with flowers. Notice the size of a thorn for comparison. Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Matagouri / Wild Irishman (Discaria toumatou) leaves and fruit. Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Matagouri / Wild Irishman (Discaria toumatou). Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Creeping lawyer (Rubus parvus). Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Creeping lawyer (Rubus parvus). Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Creeping lawyer (Rubus parvus) tangle on mānuka (Leptospermum scoparium) shrub. Mid Caples Hut, Caples River
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Ronald Chen
on January 13, 2013You are 2 days after us. We walked in from Scott Creek late afternoon on 20th December 2012. Over the saddle to camp behind Kay Creek Hut next day. Then Upper Caples Hut, Fraser Creek Rock Bivy. Back out to Mid-Caples Hut on 24th and Greenstone carpark on 25th. We were only 2 in our group therefore gave up Fraser Col attempt. We heard from hut warden that a group walked in 2 days after us via Death Valley to Kay Creek. Now I know that is your group. You got very good photos. Good on ya, mate!