Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September

A nice loop walk in the northern Ruahines along the Sentry Box Hut to Park Peaks Hut Track.
Saturday, 13 September 2014
Old Boots drove us from one road end to another on the back of his ute - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Old Boots drove us from one road end to another on the back of his ute
It started off a bit misty... - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
It started off a bit misty...
Sentry Box Hut - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Sentry Box Hut
Monsta - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Monsta
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Isaac takes in the view (actually, he just needed a breather!) - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Isaac takes in the view (actually, he just needed a breather!)
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Old Boot's truck below (mid photo) - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Old Boot's truck below (mid photo)
A rest at Rocky Knob - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
A rest at Rocky Knob
And onwards and upwards - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
And onwards and upwards
The track was a bit of a grunt in parts - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
The track was a bit of a grunt in parts
Finally at the top - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Finally at the top
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Northern end of the Ruahine Range - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Northern end of the Ruahine Range
Varied alpine plants around the hut clearing - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Varied alpine plants around the hut clearing
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Idit's! - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Idit's!
Last of the Mohicans! - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Last of the Mohicans!
Monsta in man training... - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Monsta in man training...
and doing a better job than his old man! - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
and doing a better job than his old man!
Parks Peak Hut - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Monsta took this photo, but Dad couldn't watch! - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Monsta took this photo, but Dad couldn't watch!
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
The mist came back... - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
The mist came back...
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
There was a little bit of snow. - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
There was a little bit of snow.
Paula - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Paula
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Mast year - Lots of stoats and rats in the traps - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Mast year - Lots of stoats and rats in the traps
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Isaac and Pistol - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Isaac and Pistol
The farmland finally came into view - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
The farmland finally came into view
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Masters Shelter is in the pine trees - top left - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Masters Shelter is in the pine trees - top left
Cabbage tree grove - Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September
Cabbage tree grove
Parks Peak Hut 13-14 September

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