Weekly trips take members all over Canterbury. Here are some photo highlights from recent trips for 2022.
South Shore December 2022
Morning Tea
Nice path Estuary side
Faulkners Track to Ōtoromiro Hotel, Governors Bay December 2022
View of Lyttelton Harbour from ridge line
Heading down the track towards lunch
Enjoying great company indoors at the Ōtoromiro Hotel
Enjoying great company outdoors at the Ōtoromiro Hotel
Boundary Hill-Red Lakes November 2022
Standards cross a creek at near the beginning of the tramp
Hiking Poles over the Alpine Fault
Standards enjoy lunch & the view across to Lake Coleridge
View to one of the Red Lakes
Awa Awa_McLennans Bush November 2022
Morning Tea
Leading Standards negotiating a steep section of the track
Standards ascend towards lunch stop
Standards pause to enjoy the view across the plains
Les punches the air after an epic return journey with leg in splint
Reflecting on the day’s events in scenic Awa Awa Reserve
Dracophyllum Flat November 2022
The one-at-a-time bridge.
True to its name – Drachophyllum Flat
Up through the beautiful bush.
Carefully down towards Broken River
A refreshing river crossing.
Sugarloaf 13 Mile Hut November 2022
Hard slog up finished.
Bush bashing just before lunch
Lunch for standards
Another stream crossing on the way down
Out of the bush then just walk to the bus.
Pony Point to Barnett Park November 2022
Stds comfort stop at Cass Bay
Alts morning tea break at Three-Piece Suite Reserve, Lyttelton
Lyttelton wharf area
Alts on Major Hornbrook Track, stds half way up to gondola
Standards Lunch out of the wind
View to Heathcote and Ferrymead areas.
Dry Acheron October 2022
Just before morning tea.
Between stream crossings
Black Hole Lake
Lunch spot for the standards
Trampers negotiate crossings, rocks and banks
Time for a chat along the way
Monument-Mt Herbert-Diamond Harbour October 2022
Starting out
Protected track notice
Admiring the view near the top
At The top
Leader on the way down to Diamond Harbour
Mt Grey October 2022
Negotiating muddy sections of the track
Alternates break for morning tea
Standards nearing summit of Mt Grey
Alternates return descent through felled section of forest
McCormacks Bay to Moncks Bay September 2022
Enjoying the sunshine & view from the historic Mt Pleasant AA gun emplacements
Heading across the Summit Road with a panoramic view of Christchurch & beyond
Lunch
‘Admiring the view in an orderly queue’ at the stile
Little River to Birdlings Flat September 2022
Standards on the road from Little River
Alternates heading along Bossu Rd
Onwards & upwards towards the Bossu Rd junction
Heading down Bossu Rd with panoramic views of the coast, spit, & Lake Ellesmere
PMH To Bowenvale August 2022
View Northwest from the ridge
Alternates break for lunch
Rock scrambling
Coalgate Forest August 2022
Striding past the machinery
Remains of the open cast mine
Trampers avoid more fallen pines
Huntsbury – Mt Vernon Park August 2022
Standards enjoy morning tea
Standards ascend towards the Summit Road
Bridle Path-Pony Point-Stan Helms August 2022
Alternates group gather at the Bridle Path Women’s Shelter
Standards ascend the Bridle Path
Standards lunch at Cass Bay
Standards arrival at Te Ana Marina Lyttelton
Charteris Bay to Purau Return August 2022
Alternates morning tea stop heading to Purau on Coastal Track
Standards take a break on inland route to Purau
Standards arrival at Purau Foreshore Reserve
Standards navigate Coastal Track from Purau to Charteris Bay
Halswell Quarry-Bellbird-Takahe July 2022
Onward & upward from Kennedys Bush
Back on the trail towards Sign of the Bellbird
Lunch at Sign of the Bellbird
Heading towards Sign of the Kiwi
Annual Birthday Lunch 2022
Cake cutting by Bill & Pauline
Mt Thomas June 2022
Settling in for morning tea on the ascent
Admiring the view across the plains
The Standards make their way through the Beech Forest
Lunch on the ridgeline
Leith Hill June 2022
Morning Tea
Crossing the stream after morning tea
Just before lunch on the slump.
Back on the trail after lunch
Heading back for the bus pick-up
Mt Alexander June 2022
Morning tea at the sheepyards
Arrival at Foxdown Lodge
Panoramic views from Foxdown Lodge
Onward & upward!
Making the descent
Tree Planting-Lyttelton Walk June 2022
Tree Planting June 2022
Getting set for our walk.
Down hill on the way to Lyttelton
Timeball lookout
Barnett Park to Pony Point June 2022
Heading uphill towards shelter and morning tea as a NW squall catches up
Views from top of the ridgeline
Arrival at Lyttelton Marina for lunch
Admiring the view from Corsair Bay
Arrival at Pony Point Reserve to board the bus
Hoon Hay Reserve to Omahu Bush May 2022
On the way to Cooper’s Knob for lunch
Onward & Upwards towards Cooper’s Knob
View across the plains to the snow-capped Alps
Annie’s Waterfall in Omahu Bush
Team observing Annie’s Waterfall
Morning tea on the trail
Washpen Falls April 2022
Upwards through the forest
Morning tea in the cave
On our way again
View from Snowy Peak
The Washpen Falls
Chris enjoys rowing across the green lake
Mt Vulcan April 2022
Almost at the morning tea stop near the quarry.
Heading along the track after morning tea
Leader asks “Have we lost someone?”
Alternatives find a comfortable spot for lunch.
The very green paddock just below Mt Vulcan
The scramble up Mt Vulcan made easier with packs off.
Hilltop to Cooptown April 2022
Standards ready to go
Family photo at the historic Totara Tree
Bush starting to regenerate on the way to lunch
Lunch almost finished. Fog still lingering
Heading down back into bush after lunch
Finished lunch & on the way down before the bush
Cleaning our boots. At the end of the bush.
Camp Saddle April 2022
Well out of the bush just before Camp Saddle
Made it to Camp Saddle
Steep descent just after lunch
Follow the leader single file up the narrow ridge line
Great views at the top.
Heading down the scree
Heading back into the bush after the scree
Flagpole-Selwyn River April 2022
Mt Barossa/Stour River April 2022
Stour River.
Impressive cliffs tower above the Stour River.
Heading up the mountain into the mist.
A cold wind and the views have gone! Mt Barossa
The rocky river bed.
Prebble Hill April 2022
View towards Castle Hill Village.
The escarpment of Prebble Hill.
Lunch is over time to move.
Castle Hill and The Gap.
Hooray, a bridge over the swiftly flowing Porter River.
Recycled road sign.
Mt Alford March 2022
Storm clouds gather over the Canterbury Plains.
The mountains have a blue tinge in the afternoon sun.
Through the flood ravaged stream.
A welcome sight, a park bench with a great view.
Mud, mud, glorious mud.
Roto Rohatu Reserve to Willowbank March 2022
On the Ōtukaikino Track.
Morning tea by the On the Ōtukaikino River.
Crossing Ōtukaikino River by Clearwater.
Kaputone Spring.
Soggy sandwiches today.
Peak Hill March 2022
Lake Coleridge.
Nearly there, only 2 stiles to go.
Time for a rest to take in the view.
Lake Coleridge.
What’s for morning tea.
Tiromoana Walkway/Kate Valley March 2022
Drizzle set in time for the jackets.
Grassy track.
A seagull swoops over the beach, Motanau Beaching the background.
Debris build up at the river mouth.
Good use of an umbrella when tramping.
Lunch time with a little drizzle.
Craigeburn Valley Walk February 2022
Happy trampers are over the scree slope, Craigeburn Valley.
Spaniard (Aciphylla colensoi)
Morning tea on the Craigeburn Valley track.
A pause at Lyndon Saddle
Carefully across the scree slope, Craigeburn Valley.
Yes, they are still coming.
Round the corner to another scree slope
Mt Oxford/Ryde Falls February 2022
Standards approach Lyndon Saddle
Ryde Falls
Plenty of debris on the Cooper River below Ryde Falls.
Lunch time at Ryde Falls.
Mt Oxford summit is just over there
Pause for the standards during the climb
Glenafric February 2022
Standards having a break.
Great spot for lunch with coastal views.
A spring in the step after leaving the bus.
Cattle, a hazard of farm walks.
Rocky beach with the towering cliffs.
The sculptured limestone in the creek bed.