Tongariro Crossing
March 27th 2009 The Tongariro Crossing is a 19 km hike over Mt Tongariro. It is reported to be one of the best 1 day hikes in the world - although I haven't done hikes in too many places, I would bet that it is up there - I loved it. I'm staying in Taupo which is about an hours drive from the start of the track. It was pretty misty and cold when we started out on the track, once we climbed a bit and the sun go
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