1st day in Auckland at the harborfront.
1st class. I talk to the group on the grounds of Auckland University.
Basaltic lava fields on Rangitoto Island.
More lava on Rangitoto.
Lava cave on Rangitoto.
Workman lectures on North Head volcano.
I lecture on North Head volcano.
Workman lectures at Takapuna Beach.
Class at Takapuna Beach.
Tree molds at Takapuna Beach.
Lava bomb, Auckland Museum.
Thermal pools at Kuirau Park in Rotorua.
Workman lectures in Rotorua park.
White Island, sulfur fumarole in background
Mudpot at Waiotapu
Class at Lady Knox Geyser
I lecture on geothermal energy as we view the geothermal energy plant below.
Workman lectures in Taupo. Lake Taupo is a caldera blast crater.
Summit of Rainbow Mountain
On the trail to Tama Lakes.
I fished the Tongariro River (and caught 3 trout).
Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom in Lord of the Rings)
Lava dikes in Red Crater on Tongariro Crossing
Lunch time at Emerald Lakes, Tongariro Crossing
Central Crater, leaving the Emerald Lakes; Red Crater, Ngauruhoe, and Ruapehu in background.
Andesite lava flows on Ruapehu
More lava flows on Ruapehu
Snow field on Ruapehu
