A Picturesque Preamble

A few sights that we will be seeing/examining over the next 10 days:

The Rotorua Geothermal Fields, our first stop of the trip.

Mount Tongariro, a composite volcano in the Taupo Volcanic Zone of the North Island

Franz Josef Glacier, on the west coast of the South Island. Note the surrounding lush greenery right next door! The glacier extends to just 300 m above sea level.

Eventually, we'll be the ones in those photos. And not just as tourists, but as budding geologists!