Crater Rim towards Mt. Ngauruhoe

Tongariro National Park, New Zealand Taken while walking the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. The tiny people in the foreground put the enormousness of the crater and Mt. Doom into perspective. photo id: JAB_20171216_7DMII_0594-2

Hooker River

Mount Cook National Park, Canterbury, New Zealand The milky blue Hooker River winds itself down from Hooker Glacier which is one of several glaciers close to the slopes of Aoraki / Mount Cook in the Southern Alps of New Zealand. The milky blue water flowing from glacial melt is the result of finely ground rock called "rock flour" that pigments the water. photo id: JAB_20170417_7DMII_7510-2

Tawhai Falls, Tongariro National Park

Tongariro National Park, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand The Tawhai Falls tumble over the edge of an ancient lava flow which erupted from Ruapehu many thousands of years ago. photo id: JAB_20151107_7DMII_5332

Early morning mist in the hills of Hawke's Bay

Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20150717_50D_8600-Edit

Trees and Green Hills

Pukehou, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand and a few sheep because we're in NZ photo id: JAB_20150903_7DMII_2750

Mirror Lake along the Lewis Pass Road

Maruia, West Coast, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20160106_7DMII_6883-Edit

Morning view of Mt. Erin from Te Mata Peak

Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20170108_7DMII_4833-Edit

Mystical Lake Ruataniwha

Twizel, Canterbury, New Zealand A low-key impression of the autumn colours and reflections on this man-made lake just out of Twizel on the boundary between Canterbury and Central Otago. photo id: JAB_20170421_7DMII_8352-Edit-2-2

Morning fog at the Peak

Havelock North, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand photo id: JAB_20180331_7DMII_0985