December 2010
Dad, Alice and I decided to take the longer way to Nelson
and traverse the Red Hills range and across Ben Nevis to the Wairoa Valley.
After a morning drive from Christchurch Jo dropped us off on SH 63, just by
where the Rainbow Road joins. A gentle 4WD drive track led us up to Red Hills
Hut in an easy 2 hours. The landscape was amazing as it turned from typical
beech forest to a scrubby red rock landscape. We had a pleasant night
at the hut with beautiful views up Maitland Creek and the company of a lone
Weka.
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| The view out from Red Hills Hut |
