Mt Ruapehu
By Alistair Ross • Sep 2nd, 2008 • Category: New Zealand PlacesMt Ruapehu is an active volcano in Tongariro National Park, just south of Lake Taupo in the centre of the North Island. It’s ringed by forest, tussock lands, desert and glaciers, and in the winter its snowfields and peaks are used by thousands of skiers and climbers. Usually it’s a sleeping giant, but occasionally it [...]
