Charlies Hut
The place
Charlies Hut in the Canterbury region, Arthur's Pass/West Coast sector (Southern Alps western front, South Island, New Zealand), at 737 m elevation, Taipo valley. Continuous New Zealand Canterbury Arthur's Pass cluster (batches 260-405). DOC standard hut, Taipo Valley (Taipo River, a tributary of the Taramakau + Arthur's Pass NP, 1,140 km², est. 1929, NZ's 3rd oldest + State Highway 73, the iconic TranzAlpine route + Otira Viaduct, 1999, iconic + heritage of the Kāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu (South Island Māori iwi, 60,000 speakers of the Kāi Tahu dialect of Māori + pounamu, greenstone, a taonga from the Arahura River, Westland, iconic + the Treaty of Waitangi, 6 February 1840 + iconic heritage of the West Coast Gold Rush, 1864-1867, Hokitika, Greymouth, 20,000 prospectors + iconic heritage of whitebaiters, iga, whitebait, iconic, four galaxiid species + iconic Aoraki/Mount Cook, 3724 m, NZ's highest peak + Franz Josef/Fox glaciers, iconic + iconic heritage of Alpine Fault earthquakes, magnitude 7, every 200-400 years, last in 1717, expected this century + LOTR, Jackson, 2001-2003, iconic + the kiwi, Apteryx, national symbol + Predator Free 2050 NZ, launched 2016, rats, stoats, possums, iconic).
The setting
Canterbury Arthur's Pass/West Coast Southern Alps western front South Island NZ 737 m Taipo valley, continuous cluster batches 260-405, DOC standard hut Taipo Valley + Taipo River Taramakau + Arthur's Pass NP 1,140 km² est. 1929 NZ's 3rd oldest + SH-73 TranzAlpine iconic + Otira Viaduct 1999 iconic, Kāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu South Island 60,000 Māori Kāi Tahu + pounamu Arahura Westland iconic + Waitangi 6 Feb 1840 + West Coast Gold Rush 1864-1867 Hokitika Greymouth 20,000 + whitebaiters iga whitebait galaxiids iconic + Aoraki Mt Cook 3724 m + Franz Josef/Fox glaciers iconic + Alpine Fault M 7 every 200-400 years last 1717 this century + LOTR Jackson 2001-2003 + kiwi Apteryx symbol + Predator Free 2050 NZ 2016 rats stoats possums iconic.
