A gloomy day but no excuse to take a hike up one of the local hills in Hawea. The tramp starts at the end of Nook Rd, just past the now sadly closed Nook Garden Nursery. Following the Grandview creek the steady going farm track passes through shrub and pastrol lands until the upper tussocklands are reached and Grandview Mountain comes into view. After weaving round the farm track a quick hop over the fence leads for a direct finish upto Grandview Mountain at 1398m. On a sunny day i'm sure 'Grandviews' can be seen for miles, but with snow in the air my views were limited to grandcloudy tops! Instead of retracing steps I opted for the path down through the lands owned by Lake Hawea Station, i didn't think they'd mind...afterall the station is managed by a generation of Rowley's! Crew: Lee. 4hr return. 3rd August 2013.

Fellow Rowley's living on the door step!