Volcanoes: Tongariro
Nov 2000: New Zealand, 6,490 ft.
Nov 2000: New Zealand, 6,490 ft.
The kids and I tackled Tongariro during our New Zealand sojourn.
The trail up. You can just make out the silhouettes of hikers at thevtop.
Scrambling to the top of the rim.
Looking into the crater from its rim.
The Emerald Lakes - their color is created when sunlight reflects off a white layer of calcium carbonate on the lake beds.
Blue Lake