Entering some misty marshes
On the "Devil's Staircase"
Are we in Mordor yet?
Definitely Mordor
Crossing South Crater
South Crater
Ascent to the Red Crater
Almost there!
Into the Red Crater
This is fun, honest!
View into Red Crater
Mt Tongariro viewed from summit
Summit of the Red Crater
Central Crater, with the Blue Lake and Mt Rotopaunga behind
The Emerald Lakes
Looking back to the summit
Lotte and Rosie
Me in my replacement hat!
Rosie at the Blue Lake
Blue Lake
The descent
The descent: Lake Taupo is in the background
Kim and Rosie relaxing at Ketetahi Hut
Ketetahi Hut
The first plant life we have seen in 4 hours
The scenery takes a dramatic turn towards "normal"
The final hour was through beach forest
