South Island Gallery / Tramping / 2011-12 Tramping Otoko - Mark's Flat - Clarke - Moeraki   We had a wonderful 7-day tramp in South Westland. Our route was Paringa river - Otoko river to headwaters - Solution Range - Marks Flat - Saddle Creek - Clarke River - Upper Zeilian Creek - Moeraki river. Under blue skies we tramped long days and enjoyed mostly good travel through the bush, following deer trails in many places. The middle part of the tramp is in the Hooker-Landsborough wilderness area so there are no huts or tracks. It was beautiful, remote country and really worth the trip to visit Marks Flat.  Kerry gives us a lift to the start of the tramp    Flats in the Paringa valley    IMG 2203    Climbing a grass bank in the Otoko    Crossing a side stream in the Otoko    Tom checking the paddling potential    Still in the Otoko    Unpaddleable waterfalls    Second campsite near Harker Torrent high in the Otoko    Campsite views    Otoko lake at the head of the valley    Otoko lake    Otoko lake    On top of the Solution range near Mt Gow, views of Otoko Glacier    View of Mt Hooker    View along Solution range    View from the Solution Range    First glimpse of Marks Flat    Tom looking down to Marks Flat    View back to lower Otoko pass, glad we didnt come that way    Spot the deer    Reaching Marks Flat in the evening light    Walking across to the bivvy rock    Tom cooking under the bivvy rock at Marks Flat    Peaceful evening views of the scrub we descended    Mt Hooker from the Saddle as we leave Marks Flat    Amazing schist formations in Saddle Creek    Finally we emerge from Saddle Creek (right)    View down the Clarke    View back to the Clark gorges after a monster climb to the Zeilian tops    Looking down the Clarke and Landsborough rivers    Nice scrambling on the Zeilian tops    View into Upper Zeilian creek    View along Zeilian tops    Campsite on the descent into Zeilian creek, very springy    Slow travel in Zeilian Creek    Rock hopping in Zeilian Creek    Lunch at the head of Zeilian Creek    Back to civilisation in the well kept Middle Head Hut in the Moeraki    Otoko map   40 Images  |  Home  |  Generated by jAlbum 9 and based on Chamelion skin