Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: March 2018 #Hiking Tongariro Alpine Crossing
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Caption: Tongariro was my most memorable New Zealand hike.
We set out at dawn and took 6-7 hours to complete
The hike is located in the central area of the North Island about 4hrs from Auckland
Picture of Mount Ngauruhoe
Caption: Mount Ngauruho, an intimidating active volcano was used as the location for Mt Doom in the Lord of the Rings film triology
Picture of Mount Ngauruhoe
Caption: which means we can pretend to be Frodo and Sam for the day
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: cloud lakes
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: strange moonscapey scenes
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: steaming sulphur pools
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: heading away from the volcanic terrain the land becomes more fertile heading away from the volcanic terrain the land gets more fertile
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: I want to knit a jumper out of these colours
Picture of Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Caption: Thanks for reading about my Tongariro adventure
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