Biking to Aspiring Hut is fun! As someone who isn’t a great cyclist, and is happy to stick to roads and well maintained trails like Queenstown’s Frankton Track, I was a little unsure how I’d go on this trail having hiked and jogged into Aspiring Hut...
The Glacier Burn Track is a neat hike that’s starting to gain popularity via word of mouth. The marked route is 8km return to the tree line, but you can continue to get a better view. It’s never easy to compare hikes, but I’d say it’s a short...
At ~6km long, the Chalkies Track loop is a nice hike with a good amount of variety and views in the Silverstream area. It’s not an easy hike, and one best done in dry conditions. I was happily surprised by how much I enjoyed it. This post will give you all the...
When Kuhl reached out to me asking if I’d like to try some of their shorts, I was interested in trying out the Kuhl KRUISER™ shorts. They’ve got quite the selection of shorts on their website, but the KRUISER™ shorts had three of the things I was looking...
If you’re visiting Kingston in Otago, you’re in for a treat. It’s a tiny town, but there are a few Kingston walks and hikes of various levels of difficulty you can do to fill in some time between other activities in and around Kingston. This post...
Mount Dick at 1805 metres above sea level is a rarely visited peak near Queenstown. But if you like going off the beaten path and don’t mind hiking off track, put the 32km-ish return hike on your list. You’ll get unique views of Lake Wakatipu, views of the...
