Shenanigans shall ensue.

Through the last couple of weeks at uni we've been flat out with assignments, which of course means I've been doing A LOT of procrastinating. It's not all bad news though! During one particularly productive procrastination session I planned out an excursion in Arthur's Pass. About an hour west of Christchurch along SH73 there's a sweet little loop heading from the highway side up the Cass River valley. The walk is largely through beech forest following typical South Island freshwater streams. Hopefully we don't have a lot of this rain this week, or the stream crossings will get a bit hairy! (shout out to Heather, Becky, Emily and Scott - RIP dry clothes).

We're planning it to be a good effort, with at least a full car of us heading up. A good stash of bevvies is on the packing list too, so that should keep things interesting. It'll only be a matter of time before someone ventures out for a late night nudie dip in the stream, I reckon. We'll be staying in Hamilton Hut - a 20 bunk mansion of a hut! I've included a link to photos and topo maps of the area, if you're interested.

I'll try and get a few photos of my own to chuck up here when we get back.

That's all for now! :)

Topo map of the loop: http://www.topomap.co.nz/NZTopoMap?v=2&ll=-43.085815,171.680604&z=12

Photos:
http://www.deanmyerson.org/files/photo%20archive/foreign/nz2009/nz09%20061.jpg
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