Monday, April 9, 2012

The Forgotten World Highway

© Peter Mitchell
We travelled from New Plymouth to National Park on the Forgotten World Highway. The above shot is looking back towards Mt Taranaki.

© Peter Mitchell
This tunnel on the Forgotten World Highway was originally not as tall. The floor was dug down to make the tunnel taller to accommodate taller stock trucks. (I think the info panel said triple decker stock trucks.)
© Peter Mitchell
We arrived in Nation Park in preparation to hike the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. I went out at sunset and took this shot of Mt Ngauruhoe. The alpine crossing track ascends just to the north of this peak. More about this in the next post.

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