I recently got home from a phenomenal trip to New Zealand. It’s been on the top of my bucket-list for many years, and I finally spent 5 weeks exploring both islands. I\u2019m so thankful I was finally able to get there.<\/p>\n
I hiked the Milford Track, much of the Abel Tasman Track, and I did the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. I also spent time visiting geothermal areas, going on riverjets, swinging on ziplines, kayaking, walking through redwoods canopy, visiting with family, and hiking several areas around Kaiteriteri and Takaka.\u00a0 Overall I hiked over 92 miles. The Milford Track was the best multi-day hiking\/backpacking trip I\u2019ve ever been on, and the Tongariro Alpine Crossing was the best dayhike I\u2019ve ever done in my life. Click on the \u201cNew Zealand 2019\u201d page to the right for more photos and comments.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I recently got home from a phenomenal trip to New Zealand. It’s been on the top of my bucket-list for many years, and I finally spent 5 weeks exploring both islands. I\u2019m so thankful I was finally able to get there. I hiked the Milford Track, much of the Abel Tasman Track, and I did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,3,4],"tags":[6,9,10,14],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-day-hikes","category-kayak","category-overnight-backpack","tag-abel-tasman-track","tag-milford-track","tag-new-zealand","tag-tongariro-alpine-crossing","post-preview"],"yoast_head":"\n