Another strenuous day in the Tararua Range took me to Mt. Crawford, the TA’s high point in the Tararuas, and then on a long, steep descent to Waitewaewae Hut on the Ōtaki River.
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A rainy second day in the Tararua Range brought me to the tiny Dracophyllum Hut to escape the rain.
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Today, I entered the Tararua Range, an extremely strenuous mountain range towards the south end of the North Island.
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A muddy track up and down a mountain brought us to the Makahika Outdoor Pursuits Center, where we collected our resupply package and prepared to enter the Tararua Range.
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A short day bounded with road walk took us through a mixture of dense and light forest, as we made our way towards the Tararua Range.
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