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    • Africa
      • Drakensberg Traverse, South Africa/Lesotho
    • Asia
      • K2 basecamp trek, Karakoram, Pakistan
    • Europe
      • GR5, France
      • Cape Wrath Trail, Scotland
      • Coast-to-Coast + Lake District Loop, England
    • North America
      • Appalachian Trail
        • Maine
        • New Hampshire
      • Arizona Trail
        • Paria Canyon/Buckskin Gulch, UT/AZ
      • Continental Divide Trail
        • Colorado
        • Montana
        • Wyoming
          • Teton Crest Trail (+ side trips)
          • Wind River High Route
      • North Country Trail
        • Isle Royale
        • Superior Hiking Trail
        • Porcupine Mountains, Michigan
      • Pacific Crest Trail
        • Washington
        • Oregon
        • Northern California
        • The Sierra
          • John Muir Trail, CA
        • Southern California
    • Oceania
      • Te Araroa
        • Northland
        • Auckland
        • Waikato/King Country
        • Manawatu
        • Wellington
        • Nelson/Marlboro
        • Canterbury
        • Otago
        • Southland
    • South America
      • Aconcagua, Argentina
      • Torres del Paine, Chile “O” Circuit Trek

    Te Araroa

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    Te Araroa means “the long pathway” in Maori. Completed in 2011, it’s a 3,000-kilometer continuous trail extending from Cape Reinga on the North Island to Bluff on the South.

    I hadn’t the faintest idea if I possessed the grit, the fortitude and determination, and the sheer pig-headedness to stick with a walk of 1,864 miles.
    July 5, 2018

    Te Araroa, New Zealand – Oct-Mar, 2018—19

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    I love my work as a classical music radio host, but I wanted to see what a long distance thru-hike would do to my body, mind and spirit so asked for a leave.
    October 1, 2018

    TA audio narrative: who is this “blissful hiker” you speak of?

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    When in doubt, make a fool of yourself.
    October 15, 2018

    TA audio narrative: Does orange make my butt look fat?

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    The great philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche wants us to be wanderers, “though not as a traveler to a final destination: for this destination does not exist.”
    October 21, 2018

    TA audio narrative: no outcomes backpacking

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    The Blissful Hiker packs her ultralight gear for New Zealand.
    October 25, 2018

    TA video: ready or not…

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    It’s less 'seize the day' at this point then let it happen and be present while it does.
    October 27, 2018

    TA…and away she goes!

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    Cape Reinga, the northernmost tip of New Zealand
    October 29, 2018

    TA Day 1, Cape Reinga to Twilight Camp – 13 km

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    Rain passes through at Scott Point above Ninety Mile Beach, a relentless expanse of sand walked for three solid days.
    October 29, 2018

    TA Day 2, Twilight Camp to Maunganui Bluff – 28 km

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    Spirula or Ram's horn shell on Ninety Mile Beach.
    October 30, 2018

    TA Day 3, Maunganui Bluff to Utea Park – 30 km

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    October 31, 2018

    TA audio narrative: suddenly D-day

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    Blow Carting near Ahipara.
    November 1, 2018

    TA Day 4, Utea Park to Ahipara, 32 km

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    November 2, 2018

    TA Day 5, Takahue Saddle Road to below Umaumakaroo – 16 km

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    There's nothing like putting wet and muddy shoes on in the morning.
    November 3, 2018

    TA Day 6, Umaumokaroo to Apple Dam – 26 km

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    Kauri bark has a hammer-mark texture and continuously sheds its outer bark in large scales to prevent climbing or perching plants from gaining a permanent hold.
    November 4, 2018

    TA Day 7, Apple Dam to Puketi Forest camp – 36 km

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    A welcome sign and snacks left by trail angels.
    November 5, 2018

    TA Day 8, Puketi Forest to Kerikeri – 27 km

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    Oysters are farmed on log wooden piers in the Whangaroa Bay near Kaeo.
    November 6, 2018

    TA Day 9 – zero day, Kaeo

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