Because sometimes language can't quite describe...

So for some reason the pictures were order in reverse chronological order...perhaps something I can improve upon in the future. I'll leave you to take in the pictures but will add a couple quick comments



End of Tongariro crossing







note that black lava flow on the left







red crater



mt. doom again



scree on left and right, rock stream if you will in the middle, that's how you get down in 30 mins



on top.



Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom)



Starting the Tongariro Crossing



Lake Taupo



The Dark Night, our trusted rent-a-van









Rotorua, NZ complete with mud pools



riding horses through rivers



We turned a corner and BAM! so beautiful...



















The dusk view from our flat






Wellington



View from my french toast...



On the Marae, us boys doing part of a Haka, though we didn't actually learn any words. The meeting house for Whare (prnc. far-ay), can be seen in the background. No photos allowed inside.







Truly New Zealand, complete with sheep. One of the first pictures I took.