Tongariro National Park

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Pukekaikore, the former lava dome of Ngaurahoe, is now located at the foot of the volcano.

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The volcano Ngaurahoe framed by smaller foothills and a waterfall.

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The base of Taranaki Falls, complete with beautiful virgin sacrifice.

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Lower Tama Lake, a large caldera emptied out by a massive volcanic explosion, created the depression where the lake and the silt bed now reside.

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A two-shot panorama of Upper Tama Lake with Ngaurahoe towering in the distance.

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One of many large lava flows came to rest here.

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Note the large variety of life that takes root on the older rocks - lichens, mosses and grasses.

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Red Crater, the peak of the Tongariro trail, emits constant wafts of hot sulfuric air.

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Coming down from of Red Crater, the mountainside is filled with sulfur vents. For relative size, note the man circled in red.

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Still descending from Red Crater amidst light snow and dark ash, while the Emerald Lakes loom below.

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Large sulfuric boulders provide a nice view while the sulfur vents hiss in the distance.

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A close-up of one of the emerald lakes. Note the people around the rim for size comparison.

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Now quite far away, Red Crater looms in the distance while Ngaurahoe is cloaked in clouds behind it.