Te Araroa: go while the going's good

Send us a textBlissful Hiker discovers that if you have the energy, the daylight and the weather is good, you should always try to get some distance while the getting’s good. In this episode:Blissful is up before dawn and has Purple Top in the Richmond Range of the Te Araroa all to herself. Then she dives back into a deep valley to walk up the Wairoa River, sidling its steep, crumbly banks and using the water itself as a trail.The next day is in a transformed environment of the Red...