Day 7 Jan 20
The “Tongariro Alpine Crossing” is considered one of the World’s best one day walks...the paths are steep, rocky and uneven and not really conducive to bad knees so Nanc and Deb decline...I start the hike with a group of over 20 people and end up walking with Donnette a young woman from S. Africa...the day is dark, cloudy and foggy...poor conditions for a hike but we labor on. We finally get to the top and there is no reward of a view...can’t see the crater, the emerald lakes or even the the blue lake...hard work for no views...we make our way down the mountain which was just as hard as going up...do the whole hike in a little under 6 hours...we feel triumphant...there are only 6 people ahead of us so the “old man and young girl” have done well. Upgrade to a indoor room at Bridge Lodge for some serious relaxation.
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| very foggy |
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| wet and misty |
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| looks like scottish highlands |
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| the turning point... |
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| total of 20 km |
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| at the top...brrrr |
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| across the plateau |
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| blue lake in the distance |
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| as we go lower it starts peeking out |
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| Donette and I |
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| down was just as tough as up |
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| love the parts we could see |
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| we relaxed here for a few minutes |
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| hit the tree line again and it got muggy |
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| nice little stream along the way |
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| the path was patchy with rocks |
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| happy its over...a little less than 6 hours |
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