Claudia Hiersche
  • DeutschDeutsch
  • My Blog
  • About Me
  • Contact
  • On abandoned and enchanted paths – best hikes in New Zealand

    Posted at 3:09 PM by Pinky Goestohollywood, on September 24, 2018
    Seeview in New Zealand, Beautiful nature, Hiking trail

    I came to this delight on the South Island, above Takaka at Golden Bay. I’m still wondering why the fabulous ‘Parapara Peak Track’ wasn’t listed in my little hiking guide. I discovered this secret track by accident on a map. A one day hike, up to 1200 meters. The beginning of the track was at the end of a non-paved road far inland. I arrived at a little parking spot, where the only one again, was myself. Far and wide no one else to spot, only a small house with the visitor’s book, in which everyone is called to sign in the reason, start and end of their hike. (I found that soothing, because if anything happened in there, maybe a ranger would come at the end of the day and save me!:-)) I looked at the list. There was already only one who signed it that day, reason….hunt…? I wonder to this day what he was hunting. Anyway, I didn’t see him, just the way I haven’t seen any other human soul and I was hiking for at least 4 hours in the deepest jungle. Exactly, what I encountered instead – a lot of thrills and adventure. Have a look…

    (You can watch this video on my YouTube Channel with English subtitles, please klick here…)

    Another highlight was the ascent of ‘ Mount Stokes ‘, 1204 M, the highest point of my beloved Marlborough Sounds. I had to rename it though, to Mount Stroke. The drive to the beginning of this track is already an adventure itself. A loopy gravel road up to 640m where you reach a “car park”, which actually doesn’t really exsist.

    Deserted street in the fog, adventure New Zealand

    Parking at the Entrance of Mount Stokes

    As you can see, again nobody else to spot. Because of the persistent  fog, it was hard to see anything anyway, but there was really no one else ! This didn’t keep from conquering the depths/hights of Mount “Stroke”. My intuition told me let’s go, you’re safe here. It was so exciting! I finally arrived in the land of trolls, hobbits and fairies. The energy surrounding me was unique and unreal, like I was part of a fantasy movie.

    Fantastic hiking trail in New Zealand

    Blissful Path, Mount Stokes

    Hiking trail in fog, New Zealand

    Foggy Track, Mount Stokes

    Fairytale Forest New Zealand, trees in the fog

    Enchanted Forrest, Mount Stokes

    and it was Christmas…

    Christmas in the Forest

    Christmas Greetings from Mount Stokes

    After 2 hours rain became my companion. Roots and stones along the way turned into murder instruments. It was slippery like hell. I really didn’t want to provoke an accident. So reasonably I turned around for descending. Probably not a bad idea, because slowly a bit of anxiety showed up. The atmosphere became more and more gloomy, now as in bad movie. It seemed to me that a figure could suddenly emerge from the fog behind every tree. My heart was pounding fast and faster. That was the time when I gave Mount Stokes his real name. With all the excitement, this hike remains unforgotten. This unique, wild rainforest vegetation with those moss-and fern-draped tree giants had enchanted me as well. If I didn’t feel like I was in a horror movie, I could see myself at times also in a forrest out of a fairytale.

    Fantastic forest in the Fog New Zealand

    Tree Giants, Mount Stokes

    Share this :
    • tweet  
    • share  

    Ähnliche Beiträge

    Loading Likes...
    • ← How New Zealand treated me
    • I want my own campervan – what now ?! →

    Author: Pinky Goestohollywood

    Posted in New Zealand, Video | 0 Comments | Tagged Trekking |

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

    • Pick a language

      • Deutsch
      • English
    • Blog – Categories

      • New Zealand (5)
      • The dream of your own Camper Van (4)
      • Video (6)
    • Find me here

      • YouTube
      • Instagram
    • Archive

      • November 2018 (1)
      • October 2018 (3)
      • September 2018 (5)
    • Recent posts

      • Ukraine we’re coming for you – how I brought my Campervan back home, Part 3
      • Ukraine we’re coming for you – how I brought my Campervan back home, Part 2
      • Ukraine we’re coming for you – How I brought my Campervan back home, Part 1
    • Recent Comments

      • Pinky Goestohollywood: “👍😉💚” Jan 20, 12:14
      • lacage: “thanks claudia que votre coeur soit joyeux profitez de la neige!super the name of my house pignolette its” Jan 18, 10:41
      • Pinky Goestohollywood: “Hi Dora, I totally agree !! 😄👍🙏” Nov 13, 10:24
      • Dora Mikulášová: “All princesses (including Pinky) need heroes to be (by the way, I can not imagine any princess without pastel colors,…” Nov 12, 18:57
      • Pinky Goestohollywood: “Hello Angela, nicely said ! That’s the way it goes ! 👍😉🙏” Nov 12, 14:23
    • Subscribe to my blog

    • Follow Claudia Hiersche's Blog on WordPress.com
  • Visitors (est. 9/18)

    • 70,221 Besuche
  • Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
    To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
    • DeutschDeutsch
    • My Blog
    • About Me
    • Contact
  • Impressum

    Privacy Policy

Go to mobile version