Checked out a new spot for Easter
First I walked up a hill for an hour. Turned out I could have driven half of it, but its a few years since I was last there climbing and the track wasn't as rough as I remembered.
Then I tried to walk up this, which turned out to be a 1 in 1 slope through nasty ass matagouri scrub crap. It seemed like a good idea at the time.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8718/...a2a72210_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
After a couple of hours of horribleness and feeling my lack of fitness, I gave up and went back down it to follow a track up here.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8744/...1940ebca_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7639/...d9407bb9_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
Which seemed like it might have chamois potential, plus it wasn't too far off dark and I was sick of walking so I set up camp.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8771/...01203719_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
Next morning I crawled out of my tent, wandered up the valley a bit and bumped into a couple of other blokes who were heading right through, so I left the upper valley to them and had a nosey up the sides of the valley for the rest of the morning. Bit of sign around but only saw a couple of hares.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7637/...47398b93_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7670/...e94da1f1_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
Nice enough view mind you.
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7614/...81bb9b8d_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
I had planned to stay up there another day and have more of a look around, but rain was closing in and my cooker had crapped out so laziness got the better of me and I just buggered off back down the valley that afternoon and went home for some fish n chips.
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8750/...83369ab4_b.jpgWye Creek by gravelben, on Flickr
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7664/...3ec56fea_b.jpgLake Wakatipu by gravelben, on Flickr
Good to go for a walk anyway, maybe I'll find some animals next time.