Now You Can Simply Walk Into Mordor

So there's a mountain in New Zealand that they used as Mt Doom when filming the Lord of the Rings trilogy.  Drew and I did a day hike (~20km) called the Tongariro Alpine Crossing.  It winds through the old lava flows, up the side slopes of Mt Ngauruhoe, across several other ridges, then down through tundra and forest trails.  Here's a quick batch of phone-photos from today's adventure:

I'll share the real-camera photos later on. :)

Cheers,

Emily