#17 Tongariro Alpine Crossing - I think... but I used to think... by Brittany Sullivan https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan en-us 2018-01-30 01:11:42 UTC 2023-01-21 02:26:35 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438234 The last eruption on Tongariro was in 1897]]> 2018-02-12 00:34:47 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438234 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438366 The air and soil temperatures in Tongariro National Park change a lot during the seasons. ]]> 2018-02-12 00:36:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438366 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438403 In the northern parts were it is damper, you can find buttercups and daisies.]]> 2018-02-12 00:36:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438403 In 1990 the park was recognised as a World Heritage Site for its outstanding natural values. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438466 2018-02-12 00:37:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438466 It Is located around the base of mt Ruapehu https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438569 2018-02-12 00:38:03 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438569 In the villages you will find accommodation and dining as well as equipment rentals, transport, and guides for your favorite nearby activities. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438661 2018-02-12 00:38:37 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438661 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438722 After an eruption it can take a very long time for plants to re grow themselves especially if the soil has been covered with lava. ]]> 2018-02-12 00:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438722 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438764 The animals and plants that live on the Tongariro National Park must be hard wearing and well-adapted to life in such an extreme environment. ]]> 2018-02-12 00:39:36 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438764 National park villages lie in the heart of the dual world heratige https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438863 2018-02-12 00:40:30 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438863 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438886 Beech forests once covered the northern slopes of Mt Tongariro, but after lots of eruptions and fires, only red tussock and small shrubs survive on the upper slopes while the low level forest is made up of mainly totara trees. ]]> 2018-02-12 00:40:42 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438886 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438945 The villages provides easy access to the local ski fields.]]> 2018-02-12 00:41:08 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438945 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438995 JAll three volcanoes have erupted in recent times. The last confirmed eruption of Tongariro was 1897 at the end of a sequence lasting at least 40 years.

j]]> 2018-02-12 00:41:26 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438995 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438998 This is where we start ]]> 2018-02-12 00:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230438998 In 1993, Tongariro National Park became the first place in the world to be listed as a World Heritage Site for the spiritual and cultural values the landscape possesses for the indigenous people in the area. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439000 2018-02-12 00:41:27 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439000 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439050 We can take photos of the crater lakes but can’t swim or throw things in it]]> 2018-02-12 00:41:59 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439050 A native bird species called pipit nests in the tussocks. They are often seen looking for cicadas and grasshoppers as prey. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439079 2018-02-12 00:42:10 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439079 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439113 In 2012 mount Tongariro erupted





]]> 2018-02-12 00:42:25 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439113 It is important to keep to the marked track as plants take a long time to grow on the mountain. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439248 2018-02-12 00:43:18 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439248 Raydene Shepard, an elderly American tourist who died on the Tongariro Crossing last year. https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439257 2018-02-12 00:43:22 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439257 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439274 Near the base of Mt ruapehu, there are ski fields and mountain biking.

]]> 2018-02-12 00:43:31 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230439274 https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230873913 The national park village is in the middle of the duel world heritage . It is located at the base of mt Ruapehu and has access to the local ski fields. ]]> 2018-02-13 00:32:13 UTC https://padlet.com/brittany13/6gvv3865ztan/wish/230873913