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No 148 : October 5, 1966

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Call of the Wild

Getting off the beaten track of the city and suburbs offers the town members of the Gisborne Tramping Club many opportunities to enjoy the benefits of fresh air and exercise, the delights of exploring the bush and countryside and exploring the various rivers in canoes.

Sent in by Mr R. Faulkner, these pictures show some of the many places of interest visited by the club in the course of their trampings.

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Club members on top of one of the spectacular cliffs at the summit of Mt Momoukai (2,007 ft), near Morere, and above, at the entrances to some of the limestone caves in the area.

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Fifteen members in front of the club's truck on a visit to the Waitangi Falls on the Ruakituri river.

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The Waitangi Falls cascading 180 ft down in the course of their descent

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Tom Troy and Lyn Frampton outside the log cabin which the club owns near the falls.

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Thirty members of the club took part in a trip to Young Nick's Head recently where some of them are seen atop the cliffs.

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Half of the club's activities are connected with canoeing and these members are pictured at the mouth of the Waipaoa river

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