Day 99 - Tongariro Crossing

Finish!

Like Everything in NZ, It Ended With a Hike Through the Rain Forest

A Glimpse of Lake Taupo as We Come Out of the Cloud

We Walked Right Through a Big Cloud for About a km.

Emerald Lakes

Emerald Lakes

A View of Where We Hiked Up, Around and Down Red Crater

View From the Edge, Looking Into Red Crater

We've Reached Snow!

View of the South Crater that Sits at Approximately 1669m Above Sea Level

Begining Of the Track: 0km

The Huts Where We Camped

This was the most intense hike I have ever done. It was basically a 7h 15m hike up and over the mountains. 19.4 km (12 miles) in length with the total altitude of 1880 m (1.17 miles). This is the area where the land of Mordor was filmed for the Lord of the Rings. The sights here were unworldly, from the rock formations, to red crater, and the emerald lakes. it was really amazing to conquer such a huge feat. This is one of my favorite things that I've ever done.