Clarence River Reserve?

[thepom]

is any one going up to do the clarence river reserve ride this weekend coming and does any one know if the road is still closed due to the slip?

[JATZ]

is any one going up to do the clarence river reserve ride this weekend coming and does any one know if the road is still closed due to the slip?

Yes :yes:

and No:no:

[cromagnon]

We are heading in there tomorrow and staying in there saturday night then heading out on sunday. Rang up DOC today and confirmed that it was going to be open :yes:. My first time in there so looking forward to it :woohoo:

[JATZ]

We are heading in there tomorrow and staying in there saturday night then heading out on sunday. Rang up DOC today and confirmed that it was going to be open :yes:. My first time in there so looking forward to it :woohoo:

Your plan sounds very similar to ours....:blink:

Might see you in there :yes:

[Crim]

how was it, guys?

[cromagnon]

It was an awesome weekend for me, the weather was good, tracks were dry. Only the southern branch was open due to a slip at the start of the northern end (meant to be cleared away in the next couple of weeks, according to the doc guy at the gate, should be open by the next weekend). Met Jatz and Mrs Jatz :wavey: Camped next to the palmers hut at the end of the southern branch. A few pics

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[JATZ]

I'll do a RR sorta thing over on my other thread,
Did you get to Quil flat Cromagnon ? We rode down Seymor or Herring or Heron stream ( seems to have a couple of names) to the Clarence and got to Quail flat that way.

[cromagnon]

I'll do a RR sorta thing over on my other thread,
Did you get to Quil flat Cromagnon ? We rode down Seymor or Herring or Heron stream ( seems to have a couple of names) to the Clarence and got to Quail flat that way.

No didnt make it to quil flat, just looked at the locked gate and turned back. On sunday morning we spent a few hours exploring the river system near palmers bivy (we couldnt actually find where it was). Were you able to get to where the slip was?

[JATZ]

No didnt make it to quil flat, just looked at the locked gate and turned back. On sunday morning we spent a few hours exploring the river system near palmers bivy (we couldnt actually find where it was). Were you able to get to where the slip was?

Yes :yes: we could get to the slip. and camped down by the river just up stream from it, reall nice spot. we missed you 2 when we went to Palmer hut on the sunday morning

[JATZ]

A wee teeeeaser :yes:

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/ztaj/SAM_0071.jpg

http://i412.photobucket.com/albums/pp201/ztaj/SAM_0077.jpg

[cromagnon]

Yes :yes: we could get to the slip. and camped down by the river just up stream from it, reall nice spot. we missed you 2 when we went to Palmer hut on the sunday morning

We left our gear at palmer hut for the morning (one green tent/one blue tent) and made it into here (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&q=S42%2020.447%20E173%2016.459&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl). This next photo was the result of a 1m long peice of muddy track

[alane]

I'll do a RR sorta thing over on my other thread,
Did you get to Quil flat Cromagnon ? We rode down Seymor or Herring or Heron stream ( seems to have a couple of names) to the Clarence and got to Quail flat that way.


Done it yet?????


Bug,d if I can find it??? :shit: What "other thread"? :blink:

[Padmei]

We left our gear at palmer hut for the morning (one green tent/one blue tent) and made it into here (http://maps.google.co.nz/maps?hl=en&q=S42%2020.447%20E173%2016.459&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl). This next photo was the result of a 1m long peice of muddy track

Beneath Willow hut going to the river? or just after the tape on the way towards the slip?

[cromagnon]

Somewhere between willows and seymour river

[JATZ]

Somewhere between willows and seymour river

Ahhh yes "THAT" piece of mud.....
I know the one :yes: and No neither of us fell off, mrs Jatz required a bit of a push to get through though :blink: It had been filled with rocks when we came back though.

@ Alane....RR over on "what the jatz's did" thread when I get a round tuit

[alane]

@ Alane....RR over on "what the jatz's did" thread when I get a round tuit

AAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! :cool: -------- O.K. --------TAA James ---UMM!! pity you could,nt put it up on ADVRIDER, as pics only sometimes come up on my "slowarse" computa.:shit:
Looks a cool place ,that Clarence Reserve,Gotta check -it-out,(nother attempt),maybe the open weekend 28th Jan. after the "DUSTYBUTT"

[alane]

AAWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!! :cool: -------- O.K. --------TAA James ---UMM!! pity you could,nt put it up on ADVRIDER, as pics only sometimes come up on my "slowarse" computa.:shit:
Looks a cool place ,that Clarence Reserve,Gotta check -it-out,(nother attempt),maybe the open weekend 28th Jan. after the "DUSTYBUTT"

DON,T WORRY
Just found part 1. EXCELLENT,--pics,clear as a bell.
Bring on Part 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 55 & 5,555 :shutup:
You know what I mean.:yes:

[cromagnon]

Was bored over lunch so put together this video

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The quality got a bit rubbish after uploading it to youtube.

[TangoCharlie]

Great work on the video mate, it so makes me want to get up there next open weekend....

[Waihou Thumper]

Very nice video, I gotta get down there...
The locked gate? Is this accessible then via a code from DOC?....
:)

[cromagnon]

Great work on the video mate, it so makes me want to get up there next open weekend....

Thanks, I would definitely recommend heading in there when it is open, well worth the trip.


Very nice video, I gotta get down there...
The locked gate? Is this accessible then via a code from DOC?....
:)


The locked gate was due to the landslide of a hill on the northern branch/past quail flat which meant we couldnt go up that way. I will probably head back in feburary to check out the stuff i didnt see. The slip was meant to be cleared by the next open weekend (Early Jan) but I would check with doc before leaving home. There is still plenty to do without that part being open.

link to doc info here (http://www.doc.govt.nz/about-doc/news/media-releases/4wd-weekends-coming-up-in-clarence-reserve/)

link to map here (http://www.google.co.nz/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CCQQFjAC&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.doc.govt.nz%2Fupload%2Fdocume nts%2Fparks-and-recreation%2Fplaces-to-visit%2Fnelson-marlborough%2Fclarence-reserve-map.pdf&rct=j&q=doc%20clarence%20reserve&ei=6uX9TOCjIY_CsAOkqYiwCw&usg=AFQjCNFrB2WF3td3OAYYLglonjbmpl-zMg&cad=rja)

Another photo :woohoo:
http://cromagnonadventures.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/clarencereserve/IMG0821/1106954323_PQqcw-L.jpg

[NordieBoy]

The locked gate was due to the landslide of a hill on the northern branch/past quail flat which meant we couldnt go up that way. I will probably head back in feburary to check out the stuff i didnt see. The slip was meant to be cleared by the next open weekend (Early Jan) but I would check with doc before leaving home. There is still plenty to do without that part being open.

But so much more to do with that end open :D

[Underground]

Looks a cool place ,that Clarence Reserve,Gotta check -it-out,(nother attempt),maybe the open weekend 28th Jan. after the "DUSTYBUTT"

Mmmm... lets hope for a dry day then :niceone:

[alane]

Mmmm... lets hope for a dry day then :niceone:

As the saying go,es
"GOTTA HAVE SOME OF THE LUCK,SOME OF THE TIME".
:laugh: :nya: :rolleyes: