Wednesday 2 April 2008

Mount Doom!

Mount Ngauruhoe in the Tongariro National Park looks like exactly how a child would draw a volcano. Straight, sloping sides topped with a crater:


It looks too good to be true, perfect for playing the part of Mount Doom in the Lord of the Rings films. Which, indeed it was.
There are two other volcanoes in the area - Mount Ruapehu and Mount Tongariro; together they provide a moonscape of dramatic grey rock: