Circling a City: Journeys on the Christchurch 360 Trail

  A quick look at my tramping camera... I recently upgraded my camera equipment from the older point and shoot camera I had to a new Canon mirrorless camera with more advanced features. I am hoping that the new camera will enable me to produce better quality images for both this blog and my You Tube channel.  Self portrait at Punchbowl Falls in March I thought I would have a quick look at my camera gear after this new purchase.  My old camera gear: Up until the last year I have been using a succession of cheap point and shoot cameras I have been buying off Trade Me. The quality of the images from any digital camera made after 2015 are good enough to post on the blog and I was happy to use a simpler camera when tramping.  Two of the previous cameras I have used For the most part I have been using various models of the popular Canon Powershot camera which can be had for anywhere from $40-$100 dollars second hand. They are still excellent cameras and if you want something better than a ph

..on the Christchurch 360 Trail in Halswell... Over the Queens Birthday Weekend I managed to get out for a ride along one of the 360 Trail sections on the south side of town. I rode the section from Curlett's Road to Halswell Quarry Park through the back roads of Aidenfield, Westlake and Halswell. This section is a combination of parkland, reserves, road cycling and the Halswell Quarry Park.  Entrance to Canterbury Park off Curlett's Road Map: Opawaho-Divide section of Christchurch 360 Trail The section started at the Curlett's Road entrance to Canterbury Park which is where the Canterbury Agricultural Fair is held each year. The trail goes along the edge of the park past the Nga Puna Wai sports complex and out into Aidenfield on McMahon Drive.  Christchurch 360 Trail goes around the outside of Canterbury Park I was riding my MTB which I think is the best way to cover this section. There are paths, walkways, cycleways and roads the whole way so you can more easily cover the