Comments on: The Tongariro Crossing

By: Tricia

Tricia — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 04:09:26 +0000

I loved reading your take on the walk. My husband and I just completed it a few days ago (legs are still feeling it) and at nearly 52 I think I should have done it about 30 years ago! It wasn’t a clear day though so was great seeing your photos, though the mist and clouds did clear at time to get a glimpse of the beauty and ferocity of it all. My knees and toes especially felt it at the end of the walk, with that downhill decline and those steps going on forever!!!!! Part of me would like to do it again, for the views, but I’m not sure if the knees are up to it, and would certainly want to do a bit more training before attempting it again (especially up and down hills and stairs) if I were to do so. Certainly glad that I can say I did it though …

By: Suchintana

Suchintana — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 10:22:12 +0000

WOWWWWWW………That is So amazing , I would love to go out there some time ^^ Thank you so much for your sharing.

By: Patricia Bidart

Patricia Bidart — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:12:50 +0000

Hmmmmm…

The mouth of hell??
That’s not what I see!!
LOL

A trip to South America not on your list??? You cant even begin to imagine the beauty you’d experience… a feast for the eyes & soul.

By: charles

charles — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 22:28:16 +0000

dude that looks amazing. i can’t believe i missed that while i was there. definitely will have to return there for this.

By: Brenda

Brenda — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:26:32 +0000

I’m afraid I would have had to turn back at that first sign. Whew! I’m out of breath just imagining it. Gives new meaning to the phrase ‘breath-taking view’, doesn’t it? Can’t wait to see what stunned you. NZ is certainly a country of contrasts.

By: The Tongariro Crossing, Part 2 — David Goes Kiwi

The Tongariro Crossing, Part 2 — David Goes Kiwi — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:01:04 +0000

[...] This is part two of a two part post. Part one is here. [...]

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:54:09 +0000

One amazing thing about it is that there is absolutely no animal life up there. Not even birds, until you get back down into the forest. There are only flies.

Beyond a certain elevation there is no vegetation either. On the other side (in part two) there is a lot more life.

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:52:54 +0000

Ok I’m getting to work on part two right now…

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:52:19 +0000

Sorry, I’m not going to do that. Spend the night in Hong Kong!

By: David

David — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 08:50:35 +0000

I would like to see the LOTR trilogy again, to see if I could spot the parallels between Middle Earth and NZ. The landscape is very distinctive; it was a perfect setting for a fantasy tale.