DDU Does New Zealand #2- Hiking the Milford Track

Custom bus, Queenstown to Lake Te Anau So, onward to conquer the Milford Track…or, maybe not. First though, a confession. I’ve hiked backcountry all over the planet for over 30 years. Everywhere from Alaska to the Andes. Slept in a lot of rainy, muddy places and ate marginal food while swatting flies. Loved almost every […]

Aotearoa- DDU Does New Zealand….! Part 1

Hiking up the Clinton Valley, Milford Track, NZ Hard to believe it’s been six weeks since I returned from an 18 day solo hiking/ road trip on the South Island of NZ. Stephanie and the kids were back in the US for Christmas and January,  I worked over the holidays, and then took the opportunity […]