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Wine "Tongue and Meats" walked along the road behind the Chateau. They aad amplicit faith in their Trip Leader and followed him. And nine velkad past the signpost marking the start of the track to Maungatepopo} viftteen mirutes along the Tama Lakes track we stopped. This doesn't look wight: Ho num - wrong again! This seems to be coming a habit, but it does make tor interesting trips. Teté Lakes were deeco blue and contrasted against the snowy foreshores,. tia continued up the ridge towards Ngauruhoe and sidled to the saddle be-~ en Pukexaikaiore and Ngauruhoe for lunch. The afternoon began with a als and 4 slight climb to gain height to cross the 1974 lava flow. ; 258a8 o£ contortec boulders must have been formed when the lava cooled, wr altituds was spot on as we hit Tongariro Saddle without a climb, Brom here it was ali tracked to over South Crater, Red Crater and along is Moonscape Valley to Cturere Hut. It was a great day's tramping with clear skies and a touch of wind. Next morning we left early on a fine and windless day. Instead of going i the way to Waiotahuna we turned west in the last big valley and velled.up the. lava flow towards Mt. Tama. A low saddle took us south a small; dried up lake* overlcooking-Upper. Tama Lake. _We skirted this to east and made our way’ to the Lower.Tama. Lake for. a long lunch. The ernogon wes, hot as we motored back to the Park H. Q., Some direct and via the Taranaki ‘Falls Track. nk atc. ie 4 CS are : = i) . me “eoe that .this- 4‘write-up' meet the approval of the new- E@itor. The % ane I wrote cn the bus easing ho Smee gaévé her: some problems - illegible said! You cahnot please everyone . Cn the trips Tim Robinson, Warren Thorburn, Andrew Pask, Mark Neeson, Ten Wigttwitk, ' Murray. Middleton, Robin Rutter, Gary wood, Michael Hollis (Scribe. (0 sw rt it tl a a Es Eds Réepi éty-ap Mike ~ your English, £6, idipripring?:: oe wp AT Peter ae “Se