Farewell Chateau Tongariro. I was lucky enough to score a night in your comfortable embrace, back in the seventies before international tourism had even been invented. You were indeed a gracious host.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/300796099/grand-chateau-tongariro-hotel-to-close-permanently

#Chateau #Tongariro

From a distance some mosses look more like rocks than they have any right to. (Lichens, of course, are even better at that.) The ones below looked black and were quite hard. If you fell on them, you could get a scrape. Growing at over 1000m on Tongariro you wouldn't expect any less of them. #mosstodon #Tongariro #lichensubscribe

Taranaki Falls Walk at Tongariro National Park. https://www.doc.govt.nz/parks-and-recreation/places-to-go/central-north-island/places/tongariro-national-park/things-to-do/tracks/taranaki-falls-walking-track/ #nz #tongariro

It’s here in the flesh!
So good to see my #ArthursPass and #Tongariro National Park poster maps in physical print form.
If you want a copy, they’re free with this month’s edition of Wilderness magazine.
Made in #QGIS and #Illustrator.