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The Cameron Mountains Fiordland

: 01. Day 1. Heading up the Spey River

: 02. Day 1. Thick Mossy forest in the Upper Spey Valley

: 03. Day 2. Looking back down the Spey River Valley from Centre Pass

: 04. Day 2. Looking west from Centre Pass

: 05. Day 2 Looking Back up to Centre Pass form Kintail

: 06. Day 3. Blue Duck on Gair Loch

: 07. Day 3. Waterfall beside Loch Maree

: 08. Day 3. Stumps in Loch Maree. The stump height is a good indication of the water levels to found inh the Seaforth Valley and if they are barely showing it will be flooded

: 09. Day 4. The Seaforth River below Loch Maree

: 10. Day 4. Looking down the upper arm of Dusky Sound from Supper Cove

: 11. Day 5. Crossing Point of the Seaforth River to the north of Roa Steam to gain the south bank

: 12. Day 5. Heading up the North Ridge of the Heath Mountains to the east of Roas Stream with the Seaforth Valley below

: 13. Day 5. Looking Down to the Tarns between knolls 712 and 796 on the North Ridge of the Heath Mountains from Campsite

: 14. Day 6. Looking down the North Ridge of the Heath Mountains from top at 1348

: 15. Day 6. Looking West from 1348 on Heath Mountains to Mt Solitary (right)

: 16. Day 6. Looking SE down the Gardner Burn from Peak 1348

: 17. Day 6. Looking South from Peak 1348 in the heath mouhtains to Katheryn Peak with the Long Burn Valley in the distance

: 18. Day 6. Treeline to the west of Kathryn Peak

: 19. Day 6. The numerous steep erosion gullies on the west side of Seaview peak were difficult to cross

: 20. Day 7. Looking back north to Seaview Peak and my camp Near Lake 842 from Pass 1010

: 21. Day 7. Brazen Kea by Pass 1039 before Camp

: 22. Day 7. View SW from pass 1039m down the valley with the dry lake to the jungle covered giant boulders at the valleys end

: 23. Day 9. Looking down on Lake Kakapo after climbing the dense ridge up to the crescent lake, 755m

: 24. Day 9. Looking south from the crescent shaped lake, 755 on the Richard-Kakapo saddle with Peak 1288 in the distance

: 25. Day 10. Looking Back to the Campsite at the end of the crescent-shaped lake (755m) from Height 1135

: 26. Day 10. Looking south down the Mouat Valley from hill 956 at the north end of the Rugged Mount in the Cameron Mountains

: 27. Day 10. Peak 1299 from the Mouat-Richard Saddle With the Mouat Valley to the left

: 28. Day 10. Peak 1299 (left) and 1288 (Right) from the Mouat-Richard Saddle

: 29. Day 10. Taken from 1135 between the crescent lake and peak 1299 looking west down the Richard Burn with the Houseroof Hill range to the center and right

: 30. Day 10. Looking NE from peak 1288 to the crescent shaped lake 755m, to the North Cameron Mountains. The peak centre right is 1334 north of Lake Kakapo and centre left is Cone Peak 1464

: 31. Day 10. Peak 1299 seen looking south from Peak 1288

: 32. Day 10. Lake 761m lies just to the west of Rugged Mountain

: 33. Day 10. Looking South from Peak 1299 to Lake 611 and beyond that Lake Monk.

: 34. Day 10. Looking NW from the saddle on the south side of Peak 1299 down the Richard Burn towards the Cascade Basin at the head of Long Sound

: 35. Day 10. Lake 661 from the saddle 890 between lakes 811 and 611m

: 36. Day 11. Looking North to my campsite at the Tarn (bottom left) and over Lake 611 with Rugged Mount on the left and the harp peak 1299 on the right.

: 37. Day 11. Looking south from Peak 1174 to peak 1203 on the right. Beyond is Big Valley, Lake Hakapoua, The South Coast and even Solander Island

: 38. Day 11. Looking South from the saddle between 1174 and Peak 1203. The route down the peak of 1203 was steep and I had to backtrack and descend left to a tear shaped tarn

: 39. Day 11. Looking North from Peak 1203 along the ridge to 1174. The pointed mountain centre right is Peak 1299 of yesterday

: 40. Day 11. Looking north to Peak 1203 whose south ridge was too steep to descent so I had to go to the right.

: 41. Day 11. Looking South from the saddle between Peak 1203m and hill 1098. The ridge of the Cameron Mountains I was to follow for the next days is to the left

: 42. Day 11. Looking NW from my campsite near knoll 911 across the Mouat valley to Peak 1266 on the other side near the head of Lake Mouat

: 43. Day 12. Looking south past the saddle 785 and up the NW ridge of Solitary Peak in the mist. To the right is Big River and Lake Hakapoua

: 44. Day 12. Looking south from the NE ridge of Solitary peak towards 1209 and 1146 (distant) with Big River and lake Hakapoua in the right valley

: 45. Day 12. Looking North from the final slopes up the NW ridge of Solitary Peak, 1180m, with the head of Lake Mouat in the valley

: 46. Day 12. Looking North from the north ridge of Solitary peak towards saddle 785 with peak 1203 unfortunately obscured by mist in the middle

: 47. Day 12. Looking SE from Solitary peak to Lake 780. The valley runs down to Lake Poteriteri and my route continues right out of the picture

: 48. Day 13. Looking North from Peak1076 towards Peak 1203. I came down the east ridge (right) and camped in the meadow below. The high mountain in the background is Peak 1229.

: 49. Day 13. Looking SE towards 1032 from near 1076. At 1032 the route heads off to the south (right) down to Mt Aitkin

: 50. Day 13. Looking South from near 1076 towards Mount Aitkin

: 51. Day 13. Looking north from the saddle between 1132 and 1066 just north of Mt Aitkin along the ridge of the southern Cameron Mountains which I had just walked

: 52. Day 13. Looking NE from Peak 1135 just north of Mt Aitkin towards the Princess Range beyond Lake Poteriteri. In the far distance is Helena and Beatrice Peaks

: 53. Day 13. A view of Mt Aitkin from 1135 some 2 km to the north of it.

: 54. Day 13. Looking SW from my ridgeline campsite south of Mount Aitkin over the cloud filled Lake Hakapoua valley

: 55. Day 14. On the East shore of Lake Innes looking south to the outlet where the River Aan starts to flow.

: 56. Day 15.The Waitutu River is a large river draining Lake Poteriteri. There is a wire footbridge across it and the Waitutu cabin is beside this bridge

: 57. Day 15. The Wairaurahiri Hut lies on the east side of the Wairaurahiri River on the South Coast Track

: 58. Day 16. The historic and preserved Percy Burn Viaduct lies half way between Wairaurahiri Hut and Port Craig Hut

: 59. Day 16. For the last 2 days the South Coast track was easy to follow

: 60. Day 17. About 5 kilometres from the end of my route the trail followed the beach for a few km on the sjhores of theTe Waewae Bay

: 61. Day 17. The Rarakua Carpark at Blue Cliffs was the the start of the South Coast Track and The Humpridge Track and my finishing point