Below Mount Ruapehu and on the lower flanks are areas of native forest. There are a number of trails that allow exploration of these ancient forests. The photo is taken near the beginning of the Mangawhero Falls Walk.
The snow capped peak of Mount Ruapehu can be seen clearly above areas of forest, tussock, and ancient lava...
View of a lava field on the southern slopes of Mount Ruapehu. Created by an eruption where lava flowed...
A plume of white hot steam escapes out of Te Maari Crater on Mount Tongariro. Tongariro is the third...
View of Lake Rotoaira with Mount Tongariro in the background. In view is plume of white hot steam erupting...
In view is the small town of Ohakune with Mount Ruapehu in the background. Ohakune is a great base...
This section of the Mangawhero Falls Walk uses a boardwalk in order to navigate an area of tarns. Tarns...
Mount Ngauruhoe comes into view on State Highway 47 in Tongariro National Park. The volcano is part of the...
View of Mount Ngauruhoe and surrounding tussock hills in New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park. The volcano is an almost...
