A mission to rediscover Solomon Track, a forgotten trail in Wainuiomata that once linked to the original Whakanui Track.
Month: August, 2025
Lower Dam Spillway View
David Johnson / / / Photos, Dams, Lower Dam, Waterfalls / 0At the base of the spillway at Lower Dam in Wainuiomata Regional Park, the Wainuiomata River is channelled through...
Bush Bash 53
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Bush Bashing, Rivers / 0I needed a dose of wilderness and I needed it quick. So I explored some gullies and hillsides near...
Bush Bash 52
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Bush Bashing, Housing / 0A short suburban bush bash offering a light adventure on the fringes of Wainuiomata, blending residential edges with pockets...
Looking down onto Main Road in Wainuiomata, with a section of the Coast Road valley visible in the distance.
Aerial Flying Fox Wheels
David Johnson / / / Videos, Artefacts, Dams, Morton Dam / 0Discover the surviving wheels of a 120-year-old aerial flying fox once used to transport gravel during dam construction in...
Bush Bash 51
David Johnson / / / Adventure, Bush Bashing / 0A Throwback to My First Bush Bash, almost the same location and conditions. I made my way up a...
George Creek No.2 Bridge
David Johnson / / / News, Photos, Bridges, Floods / 0A new bridge has been built at George Creek in the Wainuiomata Catchment after a 2023 flood destroyed the...
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