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Magic on the Milford Track

“Be careful out there, it’s very addictive,” warned our hut ranger Grace, as she bade us farewell from Clinton Hut with a twinkle in her eye.  We already knew that, of course. Afterall, this had been our third try at booking the Department of Conservation (DOC) huts on the Milford Track. Armed with learnings from […]

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Backstories from the Backcountry Huts of Kepler Track

I love dinner times on a multi-day hike in the backcountry. Any hot food tastes absolutely divine after a full day tramping on the trails – just focusing non-stop on placing one foot ahead of the other with a 7kg backpack on the shoulders. Along the way, the stunning vistas had tugged at our heartstrings […]