William Henry Denton - Tramping outings

Contains accounts of Denton's tramping trips between 1910-1930 and is illustrated with numerous photographs. Included are descriptions and/or notes and photographs on the following excursions. They are listed in the order they appear in the journal, which is not always chronological: Mt Egmont, 1910; Wakatipu, 1921; Nelson - Collingwood - Tophouse, 1922 (cycling); Nelson - Franz Josef Glacier - Otira, 1923 (cycling and tramping); Whanganui River, 1923 (including photographs of Maori settlements on the river); photographs of a 1905 cycling trip to Rotorua (including photographs of Whakarewarewa); Woodside - Bull Mound - Kaitoke, 1923; Otaki - Tararuas (West Peak), 1923 (including an account of skiing); Kaitoke - Hector - Otaki, 1924; Mt Cook Hermitage, 1922; Karapoti, 1923; Mt Holdsworth, 1923; Hutt Forks, 1923; Milford Sound, Manapouri, 1923; Kapiti, 1924; A car trip via Napier and Taupo to Lake Waikaremoana, 1924; Thermal Valley behind the Black Terraces near Lake Taupo, Wairakei Valley, Waiotapu, Whakarewarewa; Whakataue River, Christmas trip, 1924; The Pinnacles, Palliser Bay, 1927 and Elephant Island on the Nile River, Egypt, 1930.

Other photographs are scattered through the book relating to walks around the Wellington district.

William Denton was a Wellington businessman, and a member of the Tararua Tramping Club

Quantity: 1 volume(s).

Physical Description: Mss and photographs