5 Jul 2021

Off the beaten track with Kennedy Warne

From Nine To Noon, 11:50 am on 5 July 2021

Kennedy joins Kathryn to talk about a recent icy trip in Southland's Takitimu Mountains, and also about Nic Low's new book describing walking in the footsteps of his ancestors in the Southern Alps.

Spence Burn, in the Takitimu Mountains.

Moss-fringed track to Spence Hut.

Spence Hut, a former deer-cullers two-bunk hut.

Mist rising through beech forest on a frosty morning.

Spence Burn viewed through beech forest.

Ice-rimed beech leaves.

Needle ice after overnight freeze.

Waterloo Burn on a frosty morning.

Walking on needle ice.

Tree-shaped lichen on rock.

Near the summit of North Braxton, cloud-covered Lake Te Anau in distance.

Southland Plains viewed from North Braxton.

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