New Zealand Alpine Field Trips - Spring 2014

[Hoy]

Thanks Ruweiss, appreciate the comments.
I was beginning to wonder whether we had over done the NZ Alpine trips...

That's impossible   But I thought it was necessary to comment both here and at the NARGS site

[David Nicholson]

I was beginning to wonder whether we had over done the NZ Alpine trips...

No.

signed:
 The quiet one.

[ichristie]

Hello all your plants are just superb, spoke to Steve today not long before we are with you he promised that you have saved a special adventure for us once we arrive the helicopter trip sounds magic,  keep all the good weather for then, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[Maggi Young]

Hello all your plants are just superb, spoke to Steve today not long before we are with you he promised that you have saved a special adventure for us once we arrive the helicopter trip sounds magic,  keep all the good weather for then, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

So long as they take care of you , Ian - if they damage you, we will HAVE to sue......

[kiwi]

Cheers everyone, going to some new spots this season so should have some different plants to post.
Sometimes you wonder if you getting a bit repetitive when following the season each year - but as requested, business as usual. 

Hi Ian, Steve has some really juicy spots organised for us, (especially the chopper trip) but there are always some surprises along the way.
Can't wait to hear your lectures....

Maggie, I PROMISE I will do my best to keep Ian safe, but, we aren't called the S.P.A.T (Suicidal Plant Adventure Tours) for nothing...
It was on Ian's last trip over I nearly lost a finger - (due to Mr Tooles first aid skills) So hopefully Ian will keep us safe...

[Maggi Young]

Maggie, I PROMISE I will do my best to keep Ian safe, but, we aren't called the S.P.A.T (Suicidal Plant Adventure Tours) for nothing...
It was on Ian's last trip over I nearly lost a finger - (due to Mr Tooles first aid skills) So hopefully Ian will keep us safe...

Exactly! There are many reasons to worry!! 

[ichristie]

Hi again, I will bring some special Scottish medicinal fluid which needs to be taken by mouth at least three times a day or perhaps three times after an evening meal see you soon, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

[David Nicholson]

Hi again, I will bring some special Scottish medicinal fluid which needs to be taken by mouth at least three times a day or perhaps three times after an evening meal see you soon, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

You don't have it at lunchtime as well, strange?

[johnw]

Hi again, I will bring some special Scottish medicinal fluid which needs to be taken by mouth at least three times a day or perhaps three times after an evening meal see you soon, cheers Ian the Christie kind.

You specifically told me five times!

[gervandenbeuken]

You specifically told me five times!

Sorry, this all  is for me as a Dutch person a strange language. Should I be prepaired for something when I 'm coming over end 2015 for my speakerstour? joke!!

[David Nicholson]

You specifically told me five times!

.... at least!

[jandals]

Just sitting down now with the Christies and about to sample the special Scottish fluid . We can neither confirm nor deny exactly how many samples we will have and indeed any numbers we may mention at a later date will probably be inaccurate

[kiwi]

Great trip with the SPAT crew, Christies and friends. Plant hunting on Balaclava Ridge.
Excellent flowering of Notothlaspi rosulatum this year, recognize this character?

[kiwi]

The Balaclava range is a haven for Haastia pulvinaris.
Also common was Raoulia bryoides on rocky outcrops.
We found this perfect plant of Helichrysum coralloides.
Haasti Sinclairii.

[kiwi]

Up the valley beyond Lake Sedgemere.
A Celmisia that caused many ID debates, at last call I think it was Celmisia densiflora...
Brian introduces us to the tiny but beautiful Orchid, Hymenochilus tristis.
The weather turned evil, making the night in tents very peaceful.... not!