by Stranger In This Town | Jun 3, 2013 | Monday Memento
Every Lord of the Rings fanatic should make a pilgrimage to New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park, which set the scene for Mordor in the movies, including the formidable Mt. Nguaruhoe – A.K.A. Mt. Doom. While Tongariro offers stunning day treks through the... ![That Time I Hiked to a Glacier in Mount Cook (Aoraki) National Park]()
by Stranger In This Town | Jan 29, 2013 | Around the World, Australia/New Zealand, Destinations, My Adventures
The world is quiet. Too quiet. The hum of bees and insects, so common in parks and gardens, is absent. Instead, a pressing silence fills my eardrums and snakes its way around my body, challenging me to take a crunching step and break it. I scarcely remember to...