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Beyond Ruapehu: Discovering Te Roro o Taiteariki, The Rangipo Desert and Tongariro’s Smallest Volcano
While thousands of travelers speed along the Desert Road, maybe glancing at the snow-capped majesty of Mount Ruapehu, a smaller story sits quietly in the shadows. Most visitors can name the “Big Three” peaks of the Tongariro National Park, but few stop to acknowledge the tiny, pylon-crowned warrior standing guard on the edge of the…
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Mt Ruapehu and the solitary wilding pine 🌲
Mt Ruapehu – and the solitary wilding pine 🌲 The wilding pine on the Whakapapa slopes of My Ruapehu needed to be removed – so Sarah and her teddy bear set out to do the job Some time ago while passing across the western slopes of Mt Ruapehu towards the WTMC Lodge Sarah Saurus noticed a…
