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Te Araroa NOBO (Days 36-39)
Day 36 The goal for the day was to get from the West Coast to Reefton. I had spoken with a hiker a couple of weeks back who told me that Reefton was
3 Items I’ve Loved on the Te Araroa
A recurring conversation on the trail is about base weight. Base weight is the weight of a pack without food or water taken into account. When hikers
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 30-32)
Disclaimer: I’ve titled this Te Araroa NOBO to help keep my blogging consistent, but this post is entirely off-trail. I’m blogging from the West
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 27-29)
Day 27 Despite it being a cold night in Arthur’s Pass Village, I slept exceedingly well! As I was packing up my tent, there were five keas that
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 24-26)
Day 24 Today was another day of figuring out transportation. I checked the weather, and it was showing rain all day. Unfortunately, this ended up
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 20-23)
Day 20 My day of bicycling was not nearly as enjoyable or relaxing as I had hoped. After keeping my bike in my room overnight, I brought it out
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 17-19)
Day 17 We were up with the first light, and I was headed north by 7AM. My goal for the day was to make it just a little past Timaru Hut. I had
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 14-16)
Day 14 Fern Burn Hut was awake and moving early, which I was grateful for! I love getting up with the first light of day, packing away my quilt and
Two Week Review: Te Araroa Trail Stats NOBO
I’ve walked, hitched, bussed, and slid my way through two weeks on the Te Araroa. As I’ve been reflecting on these first two weeks, I thought it would be fun to pull together some stats! In no particular order:
Te Araroa NOBO (Days 11-13)
Day 11 Queenstown was all that I was hoping it would be! Busy, filled with people, adrenaline-filled adventure options, and so so many food options.