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2009 Expedition: The Caples Track

December 11th 2009
December 9, 2009 Our plans to do the Dusky Sound Track starting tomorrow were changed when we went to the DoC office today to leave our intentions with them. We were informed that currently at the third hut on the track, a few people were stuck there because of heavy flooding blocking either exit from the valley, and that they would most likely be stuck there for several more days still ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Queenstown

The Polynesian Maori reached New Zealand in about A.D. 800. In 1840, their chieftains entered into a compact with Britain, the Treaty of Waitangi, in which they ceded sovereignty to Queen Victoria while retaining territorial rights. In that same year... ... read more

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Chad Stoesz

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Well, this is my third backpacking expedition across New Zealand and it looks to be pretty incredible again. We've got an amazing list of tracks and routes we plan to do that will take us through some pretty remote, rugged, and beautiful pieces of wilderness. This will be a 3 month trip and I'm doing it with my good friends Nick and Andrew Arkis. Along the way we will be meeting up with several of my friends from previous trips who plan to travel with us for parts of the time as well. It's very exciting for me to be getting one more opportunity to do this sort of thing, and even more exc... full info

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