2024 photo gallery

Weekly trips take members all over Canterbury. Here are some photo highlights from recent trips.

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Recent trip photos

Mt Grey – Ashley Forest October 2024

Stds set off from bus drop-off
Stds on track
Stds zig-zag towards summit
Stds group photo at trig
Alts lunch Mt Grey summit
Alts relax at Lake Janet after tramp

Halswell Quarry – Kennedys Bush – Signs of the Bellbird and Takahe September 2024

Stds muster at Halswell Quarry
Stds break for morning tea
Stds view across to the Alps.
Alts en route to Kennedy’s Bush Track
Alts @ Bellbird
Stds line-up
Stds reach Sign of the Kiwi
Kererū

Washpen Falls September 2024

Charteris Bay – Purau – Diamond Harbour September 2024

Huntsbury – Mt Vernon Park September 2024

Rabbit Hill – Trig M Hill September 2024

Coalgate Forest August 2024

Entering Coalgate Forest Farm
Morning tea stop by lake
Up, up, and away…
Heading off after lunch
Admiring the views
Trampers striding out

Kate Valley – Tiromoana Bush Walkway August 2024

The tramp begins…
Stds descend hill
Stds enjoy views from trig station
Alts near beach
Alts leaving the stds at the lunch spot
Alts return

Little River – Birdlings Flat August 2024

Stds ascend Kinloch Rd
Alts morning tea Stop
Stds make headway on Bossu Rd
Alts en route
Views galore
Descent to Birdlings Flat

Sumner – Godley Head – Evans Pass August 2024

Coastal trail switchbacks from Sumner
Taylor’s Mistake beach
Boulder Bay
Stds muster at Boulder Bay
Harbour views

Dalethorpe to Annavale July 2024

Preparing to set off from bus drop off
Morning tea in the sun
Heading up steep track to lunch stop
Majestic horses
Leading stds take a short break
Panoramic views during farm track descent

Mt Alexander July 2024

Stds lead the way
Stds enjoy morning tea
Alts enjoy summit lunch
Awesome views across misty valleys
Stds descend from summit
Stds group photo
Alt Return through pine plantation

The annual birthday lunch July 2024

Bridle Path – Lyttelton – Pony Point – Stan Helms June 2024

Too wet to tramp so a nice coffee stop at Lyttelton

Still coffee time at an alternate cafe.

Leith Hill Slump – Kura Tawhiti    June 2024

Ready to set off from bus drop-off
Stds morning tea stop
Snowy peak from beech forest track
Single file along Leith Hill track
Alts enjoy sit down lunch
Stds descent after lunch
Down to the Kura Tawhiti Tors and back to the bus

Gebbies Pass – Kaituna Valley June 2024

Departure from Gebbes Pass bus drop-off
En route to Packhorse Hut
Packhorse Hut
Stds lineup on trail after lunch
View through bush to Kaituna Valley & Beyond
Stream crossing Kaituna Valley

Craigieburn Forest Park – Ski Lodge – Hwy 73 June 2024

Ascending track through Beech Forest
Onward & Upward…
Stds muster below ski field
Inquisitive Kea at Stds lunch stop
Comfort stop at head of ski field vehicle track
Alts at lunch stop

Tree Planting May 2024

Team briefing prior to planting
Planting
Planting progressing well…
Nearing completion…
Barnett Park Cave
Downhill via Loop Track towards Barnett Park

Greta Valley May 2024

Alts setting off from bus drop off
Stds on the trail
Curious onlookers
Lunch with a view
Bus pick up

Camp Saddle May 2024

Emerging from the bush line
Heading up from Camp Saddle
Ridgeline photo time
On the ridge line to the scree
Scree slope scramble
Who ripped their pants on the scree
Heading down through the bush

Glenafric April 2024

Alts morning tea
Stds negotiate fence
Stds at stream crossing
Lunch stds change with alts
Stds head towards coast
Stds trek along shoreline
Stds group photo

Monument – Mt Herbert – Diamond Harbour Domain April 2024

Stds lead ascent of Mt Herbert
Stds at summit of Mt Herbert
Stds continue descent
Onward down track
Alts group photo
Diamond Harbour Refreshments

Flagpole April 2024

Stds morning tea stop
Alts follow track alongside Selwyn River
Alts at old mine site
Stds lunch stop
At the top
Windswept landscape
Panoramic views across plains
Great views of landscape & interesting cloud formation

Bellbird Loop April 2024

Alt morning tea
Rest at Rock formation in the bush
Stds toil up
View towards Cass Peak

Coalpit Spur March 2024

Stds Heading off up the road.
Stds In the bush before lunch.
Stds at the top of Helicopter Hill
Stds return from Helicopter Hill.
Stds River crossing

Okuti Valley, French Peak March 2024

Morning ascent underway
Alts on track
Stds on way up
Stds heading up
Stds Hilltop lunch stop
Stds re-group at stile

PMH – Victoria Park – Bowenvale March 2024

Alts enjoy sheltered morning tea
Stds on track after morning tea
Alts decide where to next
Stds pause on track
Alts pose on Bowenvale Track bridge
Stds descend Bowenvale Track

Boundary Hill – Red Lakes March 2024

Alts depart from bus drop-off
Stds on the way
Matagouri
Alts on the fault line
Stds head down after lunch

Pony Point – Barnett Park March 2024

Stds rally after bus drop-off at Pony Point
Stds group photo at gun emplacements
Lyttelton Harbour view
Stds in the clouds
Clear skies ahead
Descent to Barnett Park

Hogsback Track – Castle Hill February 2024

Track signage
Setting off after morning tea
Panoramic views of Mt Cheeseman area
Stds enjoy lunch with a view
Return descent after lunch
Lots of zig zags

PMH to Governors Bay February 2024

Stds rally at start of walk
Stds enjoy lunch in the shade
Lyttelton Harbour views
Stds at Reuter Memorial
Ōtoromiro Hotel refreshments
Fire near Worsley Spur area

Mt Alford February 2024

Stds Stream crossing in the bush
Alts getting through the gate
Stds having a rest on the steep last leg.
Alts watching standards climb the fence line track
Stds heading upon the steep last leg.
Stds Great view at lunch at the top.
Stds at the top.
Stds on the way down through the bush

Dry Acheron January 2024

Stds heading off down the tree line
Stds heading down into the river bed
Std First cross of the almost dry stream
Alt sheltering from the sun.
Alt Lunch stop in the shade
Stds shelter from the sun while all catch up
Std Return from the river bed.

Hilltop-Cooptown January 2024

Montgomery Reserve view to Akaroa Harbour
Stds around giant Totara
Stds Morning tea near top of Montgomery Reserve
Stds Lunch looking down to Lake Forsyth
Stds One of the many fence crossings. On way down.
Alt. Crossing one of the many stiles

Rakaia Gorge Walkway January 2024

Heading out…
Old coal mine site
Trampers queue at a stile on the walkway
Lunch spot
Fallen tree
Lunch on the bank of the Rakaia River