Tongariro Crossing - photos

From the first time I opened my NZ guidebook, walking the Tongariro Crossing was on my 'must do' list. It's rated as one of the top 10 one day hikes in the World. The weather was ideal on Saturday when I walked the Crossing and the scenery is absolutely spectacular. 


I'm just uploading my photos from the walk tonight. I'll try and write a full post about the trip in the next week or so.

The sun rising behind the mountain

Mount Ruapehu

Our group at the start of the hike

Rock formation

Steam vent on Mount Nauruhoe

The final part of the climb to the Nauruhoe Crater

Jeroen, Jonathan and me at the top of Nauruhoe

Battling the wind  at the summit

Scree-sliding descent

The southern crater

The emerald lakes

The blue lake