More good tramping reading!
I recently brought myself a new book: A Bunk for the Night: A Guide to New Zealand's Best Backcountry Huts. In a way this is a companion piece for an earlier work by the same authors, Shelter from the Storm also about our back country hut network.
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| A bunk for the night, new tramping literature |
Some people are into cook books, some like books on photography, sports
or gardening. I like outdoor books...I don't care what the subject is so
long as it features the outdoors. I currently have 60+ books on
tramping, climbing, hunting, outdoor cookery, trail skills, the Te
Araroa Trail etc. etc.
A Bunk for the night...
A Bunk for the Night is a photographic essay on the authors favourite huts, it explains what makes them special and includes historical information and trail notes. It is excellent and features many of those classic huts your average Kiwi tramper visits. There are huts here from the top of the North Island right down to Stewart Island in the deep south.
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| ...and also Nina Hut, Lewis Pass Scenic Reserve. |
If you know someone who tramps, this would be an excellent birthday or Christmas gift. Or buy it as a memento of your visit to our fair isles. I brought mine from Paper Plus a local book store chain, it cost me $39.50 NZD which I think is a reasonable price. I have seen copies in most of the larger book stores, it is also available direct from the publishers.
The photos and general production values are great and the three authors are informative and knowledgeable. They are all well known for their involvement in Kiwi tramping/climbing circles.
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| East Ruggedy Hut, Kaikuria National Park is one of the huts mentioned |
The photos and general production values are great and the three authors are informative and knowledgeable. They are all well known for their involvement in Kiwi tramping/climbing circles.
Highly recommended!
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