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May 18 2010

This weekend I went out to do the Tongariro Crossing. The picture here is already about 2 hours into the hike and you continue to go up to the top of Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom from Lord of the Rings) which is a pain. Our group picked one of the worst days to go because of the constant rain and horrendous winds near the top. In all it took 8 hours, by that time my clothes were completely saturated and didn’t dry for a few days. I would imagine the views would be amazing if we would have been able to see more than 10 feet in front of us through all the mist. Nonetheless it was still fun to hang out with some fellow foreigners.  Thankfully, afterwards we went to Taupo for the hot pools which were surprisingly burning hot but well worth it on the aching muscles. 

This weekend I went out to do the Tongariro Crossing. The picture here is already about 2 hours into the hike and you continue to go up to the top of Mt. Ngauruhoe (Mt. Doom from Lord of the Rings) which is a pain. Our group picked one of the worst days to go because of the constant rain and horrendous winds near the top. In all it took 8 hours, by that time my clothes were completely saturated and didn’t dry for a few days. I would imagine the views would be amazing if we would have been able to see more than 10 feet in front of us through all the mist. Nonetheless it was still fun to hang out with some fellow foreigners. 

Thankfully, afterwards we went to Taupo for the hot pools which were surprisingly burning hot but well worth it on the aching muscles.