Tongariro Crossing New Zealand
Kiwis often claim that the Milford Sound Tramp is the finest walk in the world. You can also hear them claiming that the Tongariro Crossing is the finest one day walk in the world. After doing both, I wanted to ask “where’s the finest 5 minute hike?” Actually, I have to admit that the crossing is truly amazing. It’s an 8 hour hike over the lava flows of three volcanos. It has a very beautiful and other worldly look to it, but there were hundreds of other tourist on the trail. At times we hit traffic jams of hordes of hikers struggling over the passes.
Tongariro Crossing — New Zealand’s only desert.
Mt. Ngauruhoe
A huge volcanic fissure
Enormous Volcanic Vent
Emerald Lakes
Emerald Lakes
Random Shots of the North Island
America’s Cup Village — Aukland
View from the Sky Tower at Night — Auckland
