There is no track here, but trekking up Skerretts Creek involves a lot of rock hopping. Eventually it opens...
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Date: December 2nd, 2023
V12 Allison Motor from Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk
David Johnson / / / Photos, Artefacts, Kittyhawk, Rivers / 0Looking at a V12 Allison Motor from a Curtiss P-40E Kittyhawk that crashed in the Wainuiomata hills in 1943.
Bush Bash 3
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Artefacts, Bush, Bush Bashing, Kittyhawk, Rivers / 0During this impromptu adventure, I navigated along a river, leaping from one moss-covered rock to another, then finding a...
Skerretts Creek and Pipe
David Johnson / / / Photos, Artefacts, Bush, Rivers / 0Skerretts Creek was the location for a water catchment in the 1950-60s. Water was piped out of the creek...
Whakanui Track Sign
David Johnson / / / Photos, Bush, Rivers, Walks / 0Looking at a sign on the Whakanui Track indicating the direction of the track as well as other tracks....
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