Thanks for watching. We are not sure when we will be back in the USA. I'd love to finish off my triple crown by doing the CDT but no plans for that yet!
Nice views from the first hut and from the ridge. The howling wild animals was unsettling but to be expected in nature. :D Happy tramping! (Hope sales are doing well)
@@ChillyBinHikes This red mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala) is growing on a southern beech tree. It is one of eight native mistletoe species, three of which grow on southern beech trees. Mistletoes are partly parasitic plants. They have leaves for photosynthesis, but their roots also go deep into the host tree to extract water and nutrients. Birds help pollinate mistletoe and also disperse the seeds. But bird numbers are declining because of attack by stoats and rats, and this may in turn threaten the survival of these plants. Strong independent Trees will survive the Rats and Stoats then.....
Looks like a beautiful spot to go for a hike...it's always nice to see what you guys are up to. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks CB and Raiden. Always so glad to see y'all. You think one day any more hikes here in Usonia? What was the happy bird in the middle of trail?
Thanks for watching. We are not sure when we will be back in the USA. I'd love to finish off my triple crown by doing the CDT but no plans for that yet!
The red flowering plant is NZ Mistletoe.. ice cream to possums
I just learned about the mistletoe from a sign in a hut this week. It was great to read about!
Nice views from the first hut and from the ridge. The howling wild animals was unsettling but to be expected in nature. :D Happy tramping! (Hope sales are doing well)
Thanks for watching. The howling animal was actually a small child! Out with his family for an overnight adventure on New Years Eve.
@@ChillyBinHikes I knew the type of wild animal it was. Those are the most unsettling for me. :D
@@keithcarper8809 me too! 🤣
Well-shot video of your tramping adventure . It might interest you to hear the "Kahurangi" song by Paul Bond on youtube . Cheers.
The plant with the red flowers is native mistletoe which is endangered.
I just learned about the mistletoe from a sign in a hut this week. It was great to read about!
@@ChillyBinHikes This red mistletoe (Peraxilla tetrapetala) is growing on a southern beech tree. It is one of eight native mistletoe species, three of which grow on southern beech trees. Mistletoes are partly parasitic plants. They have leaves for photosynthesis, but their roots also go deep into the host tree to extract water and nutrients. Birds help pollinate mistletoe and also disperse the seeds. But bird numbers are declining because of attack by stoats and rats, and this may in turn threaten the survival of these plants.
Strong independent Trees will survive the Rats and Stoats then.....
Well shot and interesting comments, but like a lot of blogs it's the music grrr