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| They brought in the trucks and machinery. |
They put up finger signs in Tekapo |
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| ...and Twizel |
The team set up the serious destination signage at the Tekapo end. |
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| Marked the route along the canal... |
And with chevron arrows marked any change in direction - that's Aoraki at the back. |
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| And that's Aoraki again - the trail comes down beside these penstock pipes at the Pukaki Power Station. |
Along Lake Pukaki sometimes using old 4WD tracks. |
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| To the Pukaki Dam, where the team metalled a 1 km road section. |
South of the lake, the track rises up and the views are great |
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| The gang solved the cross-country sections in their own way - with warratahs (in the distance) and stones. |
Getting closer to Twizel. |
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| Then preparing a path between Pukaki Flats and Twizel itself. |
... metalling it ... |
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| ... and compacting the metal ... |
... and building any bridge that's needed ... |
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| Here's the pre-apprentice group that did a lot of the work. |
And here's the whole team. A heartfelt thanks from Te Araroa Trust for this first, and speedy, construction of a TA trail in the south. Gang, you did good. |
