3074.5 / 3074.5 km 100.0% Stirling Point, Bluff, Southern Terminus of Te Araroa
Clouds Above Slaty Hut
Thursday, February 8, 2024 9:22 pm
Location: Mt. Rintoul Hut (1929.6 km)

The second day in the Richmond Range, over Mount Rintoul, was an extraordinary difficult day.

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Nelson and Tasman Sea
Wednesday, February 7, 2024 8:04 pm
Location: Slaty Hut (1916.3 km)

Today, I entered the Richmond Range, a challenging high-elevation section of Te Araroa.

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Richmond Range
Tuesday, February 6, 2024 9:56 pm
Location: Browning Hut (1902.1 km)

An unexpectedly long, tiring day crossing the Bryant Range brought me short of the Richmond Range.

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Bridge Over the Pelorus River
Monday, February 5, 2024 10:21 pm
Location: Middy Creek Hut (1886.6 km)

A long road and trail leads along the Pelorus River towards the Bryant and Richmond Ranges

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Rai River
Sunday, February 4, 2024 7:06 pm
Location: Pelorus Bridge Campground (1859.6 km)

A long stretch before my next resupply begins easy, with a mostly-flat trail to the Pelorus Bridge Campground.

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