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General Subjects => Travel / Places to Visit => Topic started by: HamishBrown on November 13, 2015, 09:56:04 AM

Title: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: HamishBrown on November 13, 2015, 09:56:04 AM
Feels like forever since I last got into the mountains but a fine Canterbury anniversary day provided the opportunity for some high speed botanising.  I was allowed 3 hours to get from porters pass to pick up at the road at dry creek, 8 km with 900m up and back down on loose scree most the way.  Ranunculus haastii was what I was hoping to find and I did.  Also some nice chionohebe pulvinaris and raoulia mamalaris.
Title: Re: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: Lesley Cox on November 13, 2015, 11:05:46 AM
Super plants (and photos) Hamish. This day out must have done your spirit a power of good after the weather we've endured for weeks now. Hope you'll show more such plants soon.
Title: Re: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: ichristie on November 13, 2015, 03:12:23 PM
Hello Hamish thanks for the super pictures hope you escape more often looks like your weather is the same as ours first snow here today, cheers Ian the Christie kind
Title: Re: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: HamishBrown on November 15, 2015, 07:25:18 AM
Thanks for the comments guys.  Yest was great to get into the mountains again and lots more planned for the coming summer.  I will keep you posted on what we see.
Title: Re: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: David Lyttle on November 15, 2015, 10:34:37 AM
Hi Hamish,

Great to see your photos from Foggy Peak. I am getting itchy feet. In the meantime I am occupied photographing weeds for the Otago Peninsula Biodiversity Project. It is getting a bit tedious -----
Title: Re: Foggy Peak, Canterbury, New Zealand
Post by: Maggi Young on November 29, 2016, 01:56:59 PM
Thanks for the comments guys.  Yest was great to get into the mountains again and lots more planned for the coming summer.  I will keep you posted on what we see.
Hope you're seeing great things in the mountains this summer as well, Hamish.
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