Dusky Track, 29 December 2014 to 6 January 2015
Day 2: Up the Hauroko Burn to Lake Luffy, Furkert Pass and Lake Roe Hut, with a side-trip to Lake Roe.
Day 3: The Pleasant Range was not that pleasant in heavy rain, and we had to wade to get to the bridge at the head of Loch Maree, but we did make it to Loch Maree Hut in the end.
Day 4: Down the Seaforth River to Supper Cove Hut in Dusky Sound.
Day 5: Rest day at Supper Cove. Fishing was a failure, I had better luck photographing sandflies.
Day 6: Back up the Seaforth River to Loch Maree Hut.
Day 7: Up the Seaforth River to Gair Loch and Kintail Hut.
Day 8: Up to Centre Pass and to Mount Memphis to take in the views, then down the Warren Burn to the sandfly-infested Upper Spey Hut.
Day 9: Down the Spey River to the Wilmot Pass Road, which we followed out to Lake Manapouri West Arm.
Party: Jinty MacTavish and Danilo Hegg.
Click here to see pictures of the sandflies at Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
Click here to see pictures of the flora of the Dusky Track.
Boating across Lake Hauroko
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Boating across Lake Hauroko
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The water taxi parked at the mouth of the Hauroko Burn.
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The water taxi parked at the mouth of the Hauroko Burn.
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Black stonefly (Austroperla cyrene). Hauroko Burn, Dusky Track
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Black stonefly (Austroperla cyrene). Hauroko Burn, Dusky Track
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Black stonefly (Austroperla cyrene). Hauroko Burn, Dusky Track
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Lake Roe and Tamatea Peak, Merrie Range
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Tarns on the Pleasant Range
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Walking the Dusky Track, Pleasant Range.
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Tarns on the Pleasant Range. Dusky Sound is visible in the distance.
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On the Pleasant Range on a not so pleasant day
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View into Deadwood Flat, Seaforth River, and the Braan Mountains, from the Pleasant Range.
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View into Deadwood Flat, Seaforth River, and the Braan Mountains, from the Pleasant Range.
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High above the Seaforth River on the Pleasant Range. The Braan Mountains are in the background.
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Loch Maree, Seeforth River
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3-wire bridge over the Bishop Burn, Seaforth River
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Mount Vera. Supper Cove, Dusky Sound
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Southern rātā (Metrosideros umbellata). Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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A sandfly's supper 20 of 21. Sandfly / namu (Austrosimulium spp.), Supper Cove, Dusky Sound. h9:35' 32"
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From A sandfly's supper
Duncans Seat. Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Duncans Seat. Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Supper Cove Hut. Dusky Sound. Mount Vera is in the background.
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Wading Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Wading Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Wading Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Wading Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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Wading Supper Cove, Dusky Sound.
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