jdegenhardt: Mt Ngauruhoe (aka "Mt Doom") dominates the scene from the start of the hike
jdegenhardt: Mt Ngauruhoe (aka "Mt Doom") near the start of the hike
jdegenhardt: Start of the first real climbing on the hike
jdegenhardt: Climbing up to South Crater
jdegenhardt: Looking back on the climb up to South Crater
jdegenhardt: At the base of Mt Ngauruhoe (aka "Mt Doom")
jdegenhardt: Mt Ngauruhoe (aka "Mt Doom")
jdegenhardt: South Crater
jdegenhardt: South Crater
jdegenhardt: Tongariro Crossing, New Zealand
jdegenhardt: Looking back down on South Crater
jdegenhardt: Looking back down on South Crater
jdegenhardt: Looking across to the Mt Tongariro summit from Red Crater
jdegenhardt: Red Crater
jdegenhardt: Looking up from Red Crater
jdegenhardt: Starting down the trail to Emerald Lakes
jdegenhardt: Looking down on Central Crater and Blue Lake
jdegenhardt: Ttrail down to Emerald Lakes and Central Crater
jdegenhardt: Emerald Lakes
jdegenhardt: Heading down to Central Crater
jdegenhardt: Emerald Lakes
jdegenhardt: Emerald Lakes
jdegenhardt: Emerald Lakes
jdegenhardt: Red Crater and Mt Ngauruhoe
jdegenhardt: Red Crater and Mt Ngauruhoe
jdegenhardt: Blue Lake
jdegenhardt: The descent out of the volcano zone
jdegenhardt: Overlooking the valley
jdegenhardt: The trail stays scenic till the end
jdegenhardt: Nearing the end of the trail