Mt Ngauruhoe and its lava flows

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• Mt Ngauruhoe and its lava flows
• This was Mt Doom in Lord of the Rings

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• Devils Staircase (Steep as)

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• SUMMIT MT.NGAURUHOE 2291M
• FOLLOW POLES AND RIDGE BEWARE OF ICE
• FALLING ROCKS AT 1590M

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• Waiting for my walking buddy
• Looking at the alien terrain

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• Other shattered hikers after Devils Staircase

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• It suddenly clouds over
• Visibility 20 metres
• 2 Fell Runners cruise by

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• Only 2 hours gone and these guys have had it

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• Not looking so good with the cloud

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• Thats some RED

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• Pathfinder is somewhere around here

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• This guy does belong somewhere else and its not
  Mars

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• As if by magic, Craig

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• Blue Crater

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• Mt Tongariro Summit

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• Yellow Lake

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• View of the North Crater, hmmm! Got to go that
  way next time!

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• Much better with sun out

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• When is Mt. Ngauruhoe going to show itself off.

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• View of normal route from the summit side track

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• Mt. Ngauruhoe almost showing off

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• Pretty big anyhow

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• Pronounced Narra-hoe

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• Volcano vent

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• The path ahead

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• The following pictures are NOT brochure photos

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• I like a bit of Sulphur with my lunch

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• Steaming vents at the Emerald Lakes

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• Massive Lava Flow

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• The day after on my road trip home, the clouds
  had disappeared and the mountains look spectacular

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• At last, I can see Mt. Ngauruhoe aka Mt. Doom

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• Ergghh!

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• The View from Taupo