Thread: Recomendations - Kaimanawa Huts

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

my older brother was up clemants road when that hit...i remember going in with Dad to collect him...he walked out leaving car to collect later.

he tells tale,comes across guy using chainsaw with a will clearing trees...introduced himself ,great one of guys missing...and got message out for us to pick him up...the guy still keen to cut the nRon says Xamount of trees between here and there,guy slows up...another X amount between there and somewhere else...guy turns off saw..and another Xamount between there and road end...was huge number 200ish if memory serves me correctly...the amount of windblown trees was unreal,lots of tracks gone and the deer took ages to work new tracks into places..... it makes bush stalking really hard when so many fallen trees for deer to feed in and around...you got to get in close and be able to see them while still keeping quiet and wind correct.
Bola wouldve been ???early 80s???

Suspect you're thinking of Cyclone Bernie, MD? Easter 1982...........