Hiking Tails
Adventures on the trail (mostly) with Shanti dog
Manuka Hut revisited
Shanti’s friend, Scruff, missed out on earlier trips to Manuka Hut, so another visit was in order. It turned pretty windy by the end.
Camp Saddle yet again
Shanti enjoys an easy and snowy trip up to Camp Saddle - and wonders why his humans are carrying big packs again.
Camping on the Dogs Range
Shanti repeats the walk to Mystery Lake - but with a pack on - and then Mum takes him even further (but thankfully not as far as she had planned) for an overnight camp in snow on the Dog Range
Cloudy Hill
Inspired by the views from our trip up Mt Lyndon and the cars parked at the turnoff to Porters Ski Field and trying to guess where the occupants had headed, Shant’s Mum decided to take him for a walk up Cloudy Hill.
Mt Lyndon revisted
Shanti revisits Mt Lyndon with his friends - and is pleased to find less snow on this trip.
Leith Hill revisted
Shanti and team make it to the summit of Leith Hill on their second visit and navigate back down on the other side of the scree face.
Coleridge Pass
After being left at home when his humans walked at Lake Coleridge. Shanti gets to walk up Coleridge Pass on the other side of the lake to see the views he missed the previous weekend.
Slogging up Mt Fyffe
Shanti enjoys a snowy walk on Mt Fyffe but thinks it was an awfully long drive for a day walk.
Mt Dunblane
Shanti has a snow day with his friends on Mt Dunblane near Hanmer Springs.
Up the Scree Slope
Shanti explores Camp Saddle from the other side
Heli Hill revisit
Shanti is taken out on a second long(ish) walk in two days - and this one starts at MINUS 7 degrees C. He is not amused.
Lake Emily to Seagull Lake
Mt Thomas with snow
Rainbow Halo
Shanti goes on what was supposed to be a short snow explore, but ends up on Foggy Peak. He sees a rainbow halo as a reward for the effort.
Mt Grey via the Fire Lookout
Shanti goes up Mt Grey for the third time and discovers another route down via the fire lookout and Lake Janet
Ice Needles!
Shanti discovers ice needles on the Hogs Back Track
A look at Mt Harper
Shanti discovers spikey Spaniards and prickly matagouri on a recce trip to Mt Harper and discovers (again) that hikes with Mum are over-rated.
Was there life before lockdown?
Days blur into each other without the regular rhythm of the week. After three weeks in Level 4 lockdown Shanti starts to wonder if there was life before lockdown.
Last outing before lockdown
Shanti’s last trip to the mountains before a Level 4 lockdown curtails his trips up hills and to rivers.
Hogs Back again
Shanti enjoys a short Sunday stroll on the Hogs Back Track, but starts to suspect that at least part of the reason for this walk was to scope out other (harder) walks.