• Georg HellmannNew ZealandTraveler
    some huts might need a bit of an uplift to be welcoming
    looks better from the outside but not where I worked beforeWhile crossing the Wilberforce River I found a small animal in the middle of the stream on a stoneWe first crossed the Wilberforce River 10 km before its confluence with the Rakaiathe first sight of the Rakaia River while walking through a farm, looked like a public road...the mountain range on the other side and the saddle we crossed on the following daywalking through the river in the morningIt was way easier than expected, after being told it is really dangerousthe river can rise and fall in 12 h after heavy rain in the mountainswe crossed around 168k cubic meters / second after dropping down from 222k and just over knee deep

    Rakaia River Crossing

    Feb 16–19, 2024 in New Zealand ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C

    Crossing the 10 km braided riverbed of the Rakaia River, which is a gap on the Trail and the DOC (Department of Conservation) recommends to take a shuttle around to the other side for at least 110 NZ Dollars...Read more