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Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 9:48 pm Post Subject: possible Moehau search/expedition/tramp around Coromandel
Hi all,
Im looking at planning a wee expedition of sorts around parts of the Coromandel Ranges sometime this year or next. Probably for a few days or maybe a week.
The aim is to have fun, hike and camp out a bit, as well as search around to see if any evidence can be found of the mysterious Moehau. Im looking for a handful of keen, people with an interest in Cryptozoology and the great outdoors. Make contact if you think you might be into it. im currently just doing the math, research and sorting out the logistics of it all, so its still early stages, but would be good to make contact with other interested people.
Smashdracs, matarangi sounds perfect as a half way crash house if you can manage it.
Farside, are you keen on coming along?
theres heaps of camp sites scattered all around the Coro so therell be no shortage of safe sleeping places.
So far im thinking an anti clockwise trip around.
say, karagahake gorge - whangamata - tairua-matarangi--up around the moehau range- -moehau mountain areas- - down the range to thames.
driving the main roads to each area, then heading straight out in to the bush from there for say three quarters of the day trek, then head back to the car/camp site. doing this each day. so staying at campsites around the outer rim, then tramping as far into the bush as time and effort will allow, then back out again for dinner/sleep etc etc...next morning drive to next location, and so on.
ive noticed there are a few camp sites right in the centres of some of the ranges, which could be fun also.
anyhoo, its all still early planning. any ideas are most certainly welcome.
I've done a lot of hunting in N.Z and found the best way to camp out is under a light fly and hammocks. You can just pitch camp wherever.
Take a camera and keep an eye out for suspicious rock formations!
Think about where you would build a permanent house while you study the maps as well as where a likely cave might be.
These places might reveal ruins or burial sites. Look for sheltered places that are dry but with a handy water supply too. Strategic places where one can observe people approaching and are defendable from attack, yet have an escape route are ideal. Basically think like a 18th century Maori :-)
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Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:05 am Post Subject:
i've been meaning to mention a place i know, this seems the right time
straight across the road from the three volcanoes, south of Taupo, north of Waiouru, not sure if it's in the Kaimanawa Park, or it might be east of that boundary, there's a spot where the waters flow to three of the four facets of the north island, all three have their source within about a mile of each other, it is simply one of the best places to walk and camp, on the planet..........there are no tracks, you don't need them, you need the survey maps, but a compass is virtually redundant; the maps will guide you well enough.....except for the first ridge, walking into the Kaimanawa hut, which is 3000 ft., all the other ridges throughout the area are 2000 feet from the rivers and streams to the ridge-tops......there's a ridge called "thunderbolt", which shouldn't be missed, too.....just the best place for refreshing the soul.....you have to be at least moderately fit, to start with, and a capacious tent is recommended, in case the weather turns to crap for a few days
i've been meaning to mention a place i know, this seems the right time
straight across the road from the three volcanoes, south of Taupo, north of Waiouru, not sure if it's in the Kaimanawa Park, or it might be east of that boundary, there's a spot where the waters flow to three of the four facets of the north island, all three have their source within about a mile of each other, it is simply one of the best places to walk and camp, on the planet..........there are no tracks, you don't need them, you need the survey maps, but a compass is virtually redundant; the maps will guide you well enough.....except for the first ridge, walking into the Kaimanawa hut, which is 3000 ft., all the other ridges throughout the area are 2000 feet from the rivers and streams to the ridge-tops......there's a ridge called "thunderbolt", which shouldn't be missed, too.....just the best place for refreshing the soul.....you have to be at least moderately fit, to start with, and a capacious tent is recommended, in case the weather turns to crap for a few days
Sounds like a great build up to a walk to the top of Mount Tauhara In Taupo one of New Zealands greatest ancient sites.
I was thinking about your trip yesterday and a few things came to mind...
If I was looking for somewhere to settle and were surrounded by agressive cannibals who were out to eat me then there are some criteria I would be keeping in mind. One is protection from the weather and the other is protection from the inhabitants.
The Eastern side of Moehau makes sense as it protects one from the prevailing wind and the winter storms. However, it exposes you to the odd cyclone that comes from the North East. My ideal "valley" would therefore open up to the South East, which would provide protection from the elements. Bad weather rarely comes from the South East in this part of the country.
Living high in the valley is strategically important as it gives an advantage in the case of attack because I occupy the high ground. Living on the Eastern side of the range also means that the most likely time for an attack will be the morning when the rising sun is behind my attacker and in my eyes. Therefore, a valley that runs South East is desireable for me because in the event of an attack, the rising sun is at my side so I have the strategic advantage.
Valleys that run South East don't get a huge amount of sun though which means that they are cool in the summer (good) but cold and damp in the winter (not so good). This means either my valley needs to be broad enough to capture the sun, or runs in a northerly direction and opens out in a South Easterly direction. This way, I can live in the upper part of the valley and enjoy the benefits of a Northerly aspect and still retain the protective aspect of a South Easterly aspect.
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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:38 pm Post Subject:
what's Tauhara like, Deano?; where is it ?
we're probably not going to find long-term settlements leaving ruins up in the mountains, Farside. Food was plentiful around the coast, but the mountains aren't crawling with easy pickings.No bracken, the biggest staple. Just a few birds and plenty of koromiko.....give you the shits, pretty quickly. these days , as you probably know, even the deer, once thick on the ground, are mighty hard to find, so pack your lunch, and relax, enjoy the scenery, quite apart from its strategic elements
