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Monday, April 13, 2009

Tongariro Crossing



For Skywatch@Friday, My world
We were standing at the edge of Lake Taupo and gazed unto the mountains where we could see snow on the slopes despite it was early Autumn. The Water engineer and his mates had crossed this mountain range and describes in great passion about his nine hour ardous climb. He has great plans to do it again inviting 12 year old Sam. He told me that I had to train if I wanted to go with him next January. The photos are tempting, but oh! my poor knees.
The Tongariro Alpine Crossing is a world-renowned trek.The crossing spans the length of Mt Tongariro (18.5 Kilometres) and takes about 7-9 hours. It is New Zealand best one day hike, commonly known as the Tongariro crossings. 
The Tongariro National Park is rich in cultural identity, it has dramatic scenery and unique land forms this combines to make the Tongariro Alpine Crossing a world-renowned trek. (Rated as the best one day trek in New Zealand and listed by many in the top 10 day treks in the world) Many who complete the 18.5 kilometre journey will tell you the climbs can be steep and the weather can be unpredictable. 
Tongariro still smokes, the ancestral fires still burn and the land lives on for all. Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu have all erupted in recent times. In 1990 the park was recognised as a World Heritaghe Site for its outstanding natural value. The Volcanoes in particular are noted for the frequency of eruptions, their highly explosive nature and the high density of volcanic vents. Then in 1993, Tongairo National Park became the first palce in the world to bge listed as a World Heritage Site for the Spiritual and cultural values that the landscape holds for indigenous people


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5 comments:

Reader Wil said...

Ann, I know one thing I must go back one day to NZ and then to the North Island! The beauty of your country is overwhelming!
What a lovely landlord did you have to bring you a camelia!

RA said...

Hi, Ann. Beautiful scenery! To answer your question, I have used html codes to link SkyWatch Friday. The html codes are similar to the codes for grabbing some blog buttons. All you have to do is change the link after a href=... with your desired link location and the link after img scr=... with the chosen image location. Hope this will help. Have a great week :)

betty-NZ said...

That's one thing I will just have to listen to others tell about because my knees won't take all the walking either. It's a shame, but that's life.

Bitsa Lit said...

what a beautiful place. I want to spend about two monts (or more if I can) in NZ just travelling from place to place. Just a tent, blanket, food and the clothes on my back and I have to say that this is one spot I have to see.
Thanks for sharing it!!
STG

Unknown said...

Thanks for the visit Ann, I love this place, and the small crater with water is just so lovely and intriguing.