The Tongariro Alpine Crossing

        The Tongariro Alpine Crossing 是紐西蘭最熱門的高山步道之一,也是被選為世界最受歡迎的一日遊登山步道之一,我們曾經在不同的季節走這條步道,這次初夏走這步道,看到最美的高山湖泊景色.
        我們把車停在Hetetahi Carpark, 搭7:30的接駁巴士到Mangatepopo car park,8:10從這裡開始走.今天天氣很好,所以crossing的人非常多,因為我們要登Ngauruhoe,需較長時間,所以我們一開始趕得很快, 山頂仍有一些殘雪,我們由雪坡登頂,比走火山灰容易一些,約11:20登上Ngauruhoe 山頂.我們在山頂上吃午餐,繞火山口一週,欣賞Blue Lake, Tama Lake 和 Mt Ruapehu,因為天氣晴朗,湖水特別美, Eric 捨不得山,所以我們12:30時才下山.
        一路走到Red Crater,在這裡我們喝咖啡,享受下午茶, Eric 不急著前進,在Red Crater 徘徊許久,從Red Crater 頂上欣賞碧綠的 Emerald Lake,這是所看過Emerald Lake 水量最多的一次,所以湖水也特別綠.到了Blue Lake, 藍湖沒有山頂上看到的色彩那麼藍,但是回頭看Mt Ruapehu, Mt Ngauruhoe, Red Crater,排成一線,景色非常壯觀.
        過了Blue Lake 之後我們開始趕路, Mt Tongariro 新爆發的火山口thermal steam 和警告牌讓人不安, Hetetahi Hut 被火山石打破的的屋頂和火山石在地上撞成的大洞,讓人看得怵目驚心, Jane 不知不覺加快腳步.我們在5:40到達Hetetahi Car Park,完成這次登頂加Crossing的辛苦一天,但是卻是滿足快樂的一天.
        The Tongariro Alpine Crossing in Tongariro National Park is one of New Zealand's most spectacular tramping tracks and is considered the most popular one-day tramp in New Zealand.
        The crossing passes over the volcanic terrain of the multi-cratered active volcano Mt Tongariro, passing the eastern base of Mt Ngauruhoe which can optionally be climbed as a side trip.
        The full distance of the track is usually 19.4-kilometer After an eruption on 21 November 2012, the track was changed to a 24.5-kilometer walk. The usual walk was reopened on 8 May 2013.

從Red Crater 上看Mt Ngauruhoe

Mt Ngauruhoe 頂上仍有積雪

從Ngauruhoe 火山口看到兩個Tama Lake 和 Mt Ruapehu

Perry Wu 巧手織的毛帽戴在Jane頭上很美,謝謝Perry 的愛心,山頂上覺得特別溫暖

我們在Ngauruhoe 頂上吃午餐

Upper Tama Lake & Lower Tama Lake, View from  Mt Ngauruhoe

Crater of Mt Ngauruhoe

Mt Tongariro & Blue Lake, View from Mt Ngauruhoe Peak

Mt Ngauruhoe 頂上看Blue Lake, 背面白色雲柱是Mt Tongariro新爆發火山的蒸氣(thermal steam)

Red Crater

在Red Crater 喝杯咖啡,真享受

這是Jane五次Crossing 看到最美的Emerald Lake

Red Crater, Mt Ngauruhoe, Mt Ruapehu排成一線view from Blue Lake bank

Blue Lake

Ketetahi Hut 的屋頂被火山噴出的石頭砸破

火山爆發時撞擊力很大,把地面打個大洞