Walking back

Nina Valley Trail in Lewis Pass

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July 29th 2006
Cassandra and I joined Canterbury University's Tramping club (hiking = tramping) and went on a two day tramp in Lewis Pass over a few rivers and through a bunch of mud and through a bunch of beech tree. The bridges we crossed were about 20 to 30 feet off the water. I don't know what the elevation of the trail was but it didn't gain much over the whole trail. ... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island » Hanmer Springs

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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