Explore NZ by foot and on the water

Freshwater hut

The intention today was to go further up the freshwater, cross below Benson peak then go up to Big Hellfire hut. Progress was slow and then the river was completely blocked less than a km up unfortunately. Plan B, paddle back down to Freshwater hut.

I stopped at Top hut, the other old flax cutting hut and took these pictures

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Soon after arriving at Freshwater Pete turned up and we ascended Rocky Mountain. Looking down Paterson inlet signal-2026-10-10-14-03-50-970 Looking at Rakeahua signal-2026-10-10-14-04-04-686 Looking at Mason's bay signal-2026-10-10-14-12-57-009 Looking at the Ruggedy's signal-2026-10-10-14-04-29-101 Looking at Mt Anglum signal-2026-10-10-14-04-43-284 A screenshot showing the two hut sites up the freshwater Screenshot_20261011-212857

A walkabout at dusk didn't produce any Kiwi's but I did spook a Whitetail.