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Day 05 - Tongariro Alpine Crossing
Photographer: Josh Eckels
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In the early morning shuttle
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At the Tongariro trailhead
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In front of Mt Doom, about to embark
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Clear but chilly skies
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Mount Ruapehu
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Boardwalk through the frosty wetlands
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Mt Ngauruhoe (aka Mt Doom)
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In front of Mt Ngauruhoe
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Still in the early morning shadows
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Trudging up, trying to get warm
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Looking back toward the Mangatepopo trailhead
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Dormant for today, I hope
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Easy to follow the trail
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Gaining some elevation
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Getting resituated
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Into the full sunlight
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Past Soda Springs
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Follow the posts
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Passing Mt Ngauruhoe
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Still a little snowy
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Stacy and me
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Rebecca and Andrew
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First glimpse of the Red Crater
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Another nice cone volcano
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Tiny steam vent
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Rusty
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At our high point
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Vent in the Red Crater wall
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Red Crater living up to its name
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About to descend toward the Blue Lake
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The Blue Lake
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Red Crater and Mt Doom
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Emerald Lakes
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First of the Emerald Lakes
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Orange shore
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Water is not warm
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A bluer Emerald Lake
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Last of the Emerald Lakes
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Snowfield crossing
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Yellow scrubland
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Peaking down to Lake Rotoaira
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Steady traffic stream
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Crater lineup
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Lichens and grasses
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Bye bye Red Crater
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The Blue Lake up close
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More dirty snow
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Starting to get into the shrubs
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Waterfalls
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Trending down
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Stream crossing
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More vents on the way down
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Bright and yellow
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Entering some switchbacks
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Descending to the treeline
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In the woods, trying to make the earlier shuttle
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Well-constructed trail
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Self re-routing river
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Done and with beer!
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Nice to sit down for a bit
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Looks like we're in for a wait
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Our room at the QT Wellington
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Quirky room number holder
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Bee corner in the hall
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QT Wellington lobby
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