19/1/2011. Hikers. Greenacres Street, Camp Road. Leaders: Bruce and Marjorie.
14/10/2000. Greenacre Street, Camp Road. Leaders: Doug M, Lesley S, Frank.
Author: Ian
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Big Stone Road, Otokia Creek Valley, Otokia Forest, McLaren Gully.
22/9/2010. Big Stone Road and forest. Leaders: Ria, Hazel.
A good days tramp was had by just 4 of us. We changed the tramp location due to the weather conditions, & went to Big Stone Rd forest, where Ria, & Hazel led us on a circular route through the forest.
We had lunch in a very nice spot by the stream, with the sun shining on us.
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Paradise Road, Braidwood Road, Sandfly Bay
1. 8/9/2010. Trampers. Paradise, Braidwood, Sandfly Bay. M. Leadership: Informal.
Weather looked fine at Mosgiel, but when we four trampers arrived at Sullivans Dam for the Cloud Forest-Escarpment Tramp, we struck a drizzly cloudy shock. For mud and safety concerns we turned back to town and on the way decided to try the Peninsula. We parked at the top of the Paradise Road track and the weather was quite a degree clearer. However, our second shock was to find the track the WETTEST we have ever found it. No one slipped over, (miraculously), but we had to be extremely cautious in placing our feet.
Annual Report 2010
TAIERI RECREATIONAL TRAMPING CLUB
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2010
This is my first annual report (for what I have been informed is a two year term !!).
Sadly the year was marred by the deaths of two members, Mgaire Moir in March and Peg Allison in May.
Otherwise, and apart from adverse weather from time to time, causing two cancellations, I found the past year has been a good one and I trust most active members will agree with me that sharing together the same walking experiences continues to be an enjoyable pastime.
Total membership at end of 30 June was 72.
Compiled from weekly attendance records, the following stats. reveal no surprises but confirm impressions gained in noting the number of cars and passengers in each group as they leave the car park Wednesday mornings:
| Yrs: | 2008 – 9 | 2009 – 10 | ||
| Average Number of Trampers | 7 | 5 | ||
| Average Number of Hikers | 12 | 14 | ||
| Average Number of Ramblers | 3 | 3 |
Activity during the year included:
- Day bus trip for 34 members to Gabriel’s Gully/Otago Dam in October 2009.
- Albert Town Camp in April with 25 participants. I believe that there are still a number of good walks in that area should be consider it again in the future – always provided we can muster a sufficient number of members.
- A unforgettable rail trail t ralmp for 24 members: Millers Flat/Horseshoe Bend to Beaumont. Again, numbers were borderline for the (increasing) cost of bus charter, but I fell that should not stop us at least discussing another day trip.
- The Christmas lunch and walk at Aramoana. 23 members turned out. The walk was somewhat spoilt by the bad weather, but the day was saved by the lunch and Bruce Spittle’s excellent entertainment.
- Mid Winters lunch at Logie’s Restaurant/Royal Tavern, Grn. Is. for 49. And again popular entertainment, preceded by a walk to Tunnel Beach.
- Two ‘resurrected’ tramps from earlier programmes – Government Track, returning Kowhai Spur, last tramped 1991, and Green Point, last tramped 1995.
- And a first, the exploration of new DCC routes around Harbour Cone.
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Annual General Meeting Minutes 27/8/10
Minutes of the 23rd Annual General Meeting of Taieri Recreational Club held in the Mosgiel Presbyterian Church Halls Sinclair Room on 27 August 2010 at 1.30 p.m.
ATTENDANCE.
P Bathgate, W Bathgate, D Bennett, F Deans, I Fleming, G Haggie, B Harvey, C Hughes, R Lippers, R Madill, P McLean, W McLean, K McVie, D Moir, D Pearce, J Shaw, L Smith, M Smith, B Spittle, T Stratton, M Vaughan, L Weedon, M Young.
APOLOGIES.
E Blackburn, N Buckley, A Carian, E Day, L Donaldson, L Gowan, A Heenan, A Landrebe, H Leslie, B McIntosh, K and G Newton, M Spittle, L Staple ton, G Such, F Weedon. I Fleming moved that the apologies be accepted, seconded K McVie. Carried.
MINUTES.
Ian Fleming moved that the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 22 August 2009, having be circulated, be taken as read and confirmed. Seconded B Harvey. Carried.
CORRESPONDENCE.
There was no correspondence.
PRESIDENT’S REPORT.
President W McLean presented his report which had also been circulated. I Fleming moved that it be adopted, seconded by L Smith. Carried.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
Treasurer I Fleming presented the audited Statement of Accounts, which had also been circulated, and moved that it be adopted. Seconded by W McLean. Carried.
ELECTION OF OFFICE BEARERS.
PRESIDENT.
Past President P Bathgate took the chairman called for nominations.
L Smith nominated W McLean, seconded by M Smith.
There were no further nominations.
P Bathgate declared W McLean elected as President.
VICE PRESIDENT.
C Hughes nominated B Harvey, seconded by I Fleming.
There were no other nominations.
W McLean declared B Harvey elected as Vice President.
SECRETARY-TREASURER.
B Harvey nominated I Fleming, seconded by M Vaughan.
There were no other nominations.
W McLean declared I Fleming elected as Secretary-Treasurer.
Honorary Auditor.
I Fleming nominated T Stratton, seconded by P Bathgate.
There were no other nominations.
W McLean declared T Stratton elected as Honorary Auditor.
COMMITTEE.
B Harvey nominated the existing committee, viz. D Bennett, L Gowans, C Hughes, A Landrebe, K McVie, and F Weedon, ‘en bloc’.
There were no other nominations.
W McLean declared the existing committee re-elected.
GIFTS.
A gift was presented to H Leslie in absentia for the preparation and sending of her hand-crafted greeting cards.
A gift was presented to B Harvey for her preparation and copying of the Tramping Programmes.
GENERAL BUSINESS.
B Spittle expressed thanks to the committee for its services during the year.
MEETING CLOSURE.
W McLean declared the meeting closed.
SPEAKERS.
W McLean welcomed and introduced DCC speakers Paul Coffey and Scott MacLean and invited them to address the meeting on the Council’s care and oversight of the city’s tramping tracks.
In their address, the speakers invited club members to report back on their experience of tracking conditions they encountered, and took questions at the end.
P Bathgate thanked the speakers on behalf of the Club.
W McLean invited the speakers to remain and enjoy the afternoon tea that had been prepared.
SUBSCRIPTIONS.
P and W Bathgate took 29 Club subscriptions for the ensuing year.
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Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return.
Location: 15 km.
See Flagstaff Name for its origin.
30/6/2010. Bull Ring, Flagstaff Walkway, Pineapple, McGoun, Davies, return. Moderate. Leaders: Hazel, Ria.
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Silver Peaks No. 3
Location: 41 km.
21/4/2010. Silver Peaks No. 3. Trampers. Leaders: George, Ken.
Eight of us started off from the nearer Hightop entrance to avoid taking the cars through the deep ruts on the road further on. The day was perfect. The dry weather meant that muddy patches on the track were nothing to worry about. We had morning tea at the Sleepy Hollow signs before setting on towards Green Hut. On the way someone had signed up the Eucalypt Spur track. It was nailed only to manuka, but still a pity the nails were not galvanised.
Camp: Albert Town Lodge – Wanaka
16-19/4/2010. April Camp. Albert Town Lodge. Leaders: Bill and Pat.
Friday. Mount Iron.
Those of us arriving in the early afternoon agreed to tackle Mount Iron. Some drove and arrived early, others of us walked the distance. Here are the ‘walkers’ climbing the zigzag track.
We had been preceded by those who went by car and had already ‘peaked’ and departed again.
We descended by the track on the far side and had good views across to Albert Town.
At the bottom of the steep track, we did a bit of cross-country work to arrived back at the camp. En route, we got a phone enquiry from Bill as to the whereabouts of some of those still descending the track. As a result, a considerate car set out to pick them from the track bottom. Brilliant day. Good start to the camp.
Saturday. From Raspberry Flat.
Aspiring Hut Track.
Rob Roy Glacier track.
Eight of us set off across the swing bridge across the West Matukituki to climb through the lovely Beech Forest track. At one point on the track a sign warned us not to linger below this big overhang.
The track led us onward and upward to finally emerge on a heavily washedout area, obviously having happened quite recently, as indicated by the still-flattened grass on its edges. It would have needed a very heavy deluge to have left so much destruction. Washed-down boulders were enormous.
Recently-formed tracks led us across the washout to an area beyond where grass and shrubs had escaped the destruction. We found a spot partly sheltered from the cool breeze. We had small birds and scuttling mice for company.
After our leisurely lunch before the wonderful view, we picked our way back across the devastation of the washout and were pleasantly surprised to find the other half of our group had arrived and we now enjoying their lunch. We stopped to talk.
We eventually turned back down the track. Down a bit, we re-examined an up-to-date toilet, standing bravely alone, surrounded by another local washout, but one not as severe as that further up.
Back at Raspberry Flat, and prepared to await the trampers to Aspiring Hut, who had a much longer tramp, we were surprised they had truncated their walk and were instead awaiting us.
We stopped occasionally on the way back to catch glimpses of Mount Aspiring, now quite clearly visible and with a trail of cloud streaming off its lee side. Great sight.
Saturday evening.
Most of us sat down to an arranged meal at the pub before returning to the lodge for the Happy Hour and arrangements for Sunday.
At the Happy Hour, the planned ascent of Roys Peak (formerly known as Mount Roy) was cancelled due to only two trampers wishing to tackle it and and concerns about safety with only two going. Instead, a walk along the Hawea River track for all was the eventual decision, with car shuttle arrangements engendering much discussion.
Bob provided some lively and much appreciated Scottish music on his violin. Thanks Bob.
Sunday.
Although there had been some (needless as it turned out) concern about how Saturday’s weather would develop, Sunday dawned, and remained, brilliantly clear. It was to be a short walk, so it was a case of stringing out the time in order to avoid getting back to the Lodge before lunch! This we accomplised by stretching ourselves out over a considerable distance, occasionally stopping to regroup.
Of course the two tea stops got us all together again. On both occasions, we found excellent river views to relax by.
The lunch stop was a happy discovery at the last spot before the track diverged away from the river. It was rather early, but heck, we had to spin out the time somehow. A steep bank provided a brilliant opportunity for ancient legs to dangle comfortable over its edge.
A surprise along the track was the large number of cairns formed from a plentiful supply of convenient rocks. Young Joyce had a great time.
The highest quality swing bridge we had ever seen took us back across the Hawea River. Would love to know what it cost! Then it was just a short walk across to the Lodge. A wide, gravelled, level walk all the way. Very appropriate for cyclists, of whom there were many. But rather hard-surfaced for walkers. And we had managed to get back to the Lodge after lunch-time after all.
Sunday Evening.
Line-dancing teachers, Lesley and Evelyn got a lot of us moving with some easy and more sophisticated steps. Later, the other Evelyn taught some Scottish dancing with the help of Bob and his fiddle.
Thank you Bill and Pat for organising and leading a very successful camp. Facilities were superb and 22 live-in and three live-out members had a very enjoyable time. Unfortunately two others living more remotely were unable to join with us as it turned out. – Ian.
8-12/11/2004. November Camp. Albert Town.
31/10/1997 Albert Town Camp. Leader: Margaret D.
During the first weekend of November, 1997, 25 members of the Taieri Recreational Tramping Club spend a most enjoyable time in the Wanaka area based at the very comfortable Albert Town Lodge.
Their first walk covered the Mount Iron area on Friday afternoon, followed on Saturday by a longer walk through the Wanaka outlet, along the shores of the lake and back to Albert Town.
On Sunday, a more ambitions 50km trip was taken to the Mt Aspiring National Park area where the destination was the Rob Roy Glacier. The weather was fine but extremely windy so crossing the swing bridge over a branch of the Matukituki River was an exhilarating experience for most club members, but well worthwhile once the shelter of the beech forest was reached.
A 2 hour zigzag climb thorough the bush afforded some wonderful views as the glacier-fed Rob Roy stream cascaded down the mountain.
Finally the track opened above the bush line revealing fantastic views of the Rob Roy Glacier across the valley. As members sat and enjoyed a well-earned lunch joined by a family of voracious keas, several huge avalanches thundered down the opposite slopes, providing an unforgettable sight.
The downhill return journey to the vehicles was accomplished in quick time but it was discovered that the warm NW wind had caused a thaw on the tops which, while providing many spectacular waterfalls, played havoc with several fords across the gravel access roads. As a consequence of the startling rise in the level of these streams several cars had to be marooned for the night although sufficient transport was available to shuttle all members back to base.
Friday 11/2/1994 – Monday 14/2/1994. Combined meals.
2/1993
Owned by Tekapo Ski Club.
32 people in 7 bed-bunk rooms.
PO Bx 234 Wanaka. Ph/Fx 03-443 9487 Mal Brown 6 Kingston St, Albert Town, Caretaker
Contact: Don Malcolm, 621 Harewood Rd, Christchurch
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Mill Creek Track
Follow directions to Government track.
After crossing the bridge, turn right into what appears to be a farmer’s driveway.
DoC sign, stile and yellow post indicates start of Mill Creek route. ????
7/4/2010. Recce. Mill Creek. Leaders: Ian, George.
We failed to find, at the back of the yards, both the DoC sign, the stile and the yellow post, but found the (yes, overgrown) vehicle track. So we did a lot of rough track clearing, especially one or two old-man gorse patches. The grassed clearing at its top is very rough due to slippage.(?) Continue reading “Mill Creek Track”