{"id":9879,"date":"2022-03-16T23:59:29","date_gmt":"2022-03-16T10:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/?p=9879"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:44:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T04:44:32","slug":"holiday-day-5-old-woman-range-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edwinov.com\/edwininnz\/2022\/03\/holiday-day-5-old-woman-range-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Holiday Day 5 – Old Woman Range Track"},"content":{"rendered":"
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With the fire out it’s bloody cold in the hut, hopefully some egg for breakfast will keep us warm a bit<\/p><\/div>\n

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I sent up the drone to see where to go to next, I thought I would have to continue the track in the photo but it turned out I needed to take a completely different route, no idea where the track in the photo eventually ends up, maybe I’ll find that out a next time I’m here<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Nevis Valley, we did that last year, in the X-Trail, that was very nice but a bit too rough for the X-Trail<\/p><\/div>\n

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But this year, with the Jimny, we should be able to tackle any track, hence our attempt today at the Old Woman Range Track<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s clearing up a bit, and the temperature is going up as well<\/p><\/div>\n

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And we’re on our way. The landscape reminds me of Norway but with less trolls<\/p><\/div>\n

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So many interesting rock formations<\/p><\/div>\n

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You could spend quite some time here<\/p><\/div>\n

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Which is exactly what we did<\/p><\/div>\n

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Me taking the photo below<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s difficult to capture the beauty of the landscape in photos<\/p><\/div>\n

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But I try anyway<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s quite magical with all the low cloud<\/p><\/div>\n

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And I see animals in all the rocks, this one looks like a rabbit to me<\/p><\/div>\n

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With her gray and black clothing Rachel really tries to blend in with the landscape<\/p><\/div>\n

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I am very glad the Jimny allows me to go to places like this that I otherwise would not have been able to visit<\/p><\/div>\n

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Another look towards the Nevis Valley, do you see a face?<\/p><\/div>\n

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I do, an angry face<\/p><\/div>\n

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The view north, back towards Cromwell and Lake Dunstan<\/p><\/div>\n

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And we truly are the only people here<\/p><\/div>\n

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Despite being the only ones here I park the car like a true gentleman just off the track so potential other traffic can pass<\/p><\/div>\n

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Some convergence clouds<\/p><\/div>\n

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The road is loooooong, and we’re going slooooow<\/p><\/div>\n

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There’s the odd bit of road where you can go a bit faster but most of the track is slow going<\/p><\/div>\n

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But that’s ok, this way we get to enjoy the stunning scenery more<\/p><\/div>\n

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It’s getting on in the day and the clouds are getting lower<\/p><\/div>\n

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And we still have a fair way to go, hopefully we can avoid driving in fog<\/p><\/div>\n

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The views keeps changing and they’re all great<\/p><\/div>\n

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I’m sure the little Jimny is happy to be taken to these places<\/p><\/div>\n

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This is definitely a trip I won’t forget<\/p><\/div>\n

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I mean, look at that!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Stunning<\/p><\/div>\n

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This reminds me of my old Lucky Luke comic books, they always ended with an image like this<\/p><\/div>\n