Not To State The Obvious....

...but sometimes human nature just can't resist danger huh? It's called "Summit Fever"

For those not in the know, Mt Ngauruhoe has been showing significant signs of volcanic tremor for the past few months. Maybe theres something about to happen...its been a while for this mountain- 1975 was the last big blast there. Look out for volcanic activity here:

http://www.geonet.org.nz/volcanocam.html

....but beware of the White Island Dino-saur.....

Anyway, back to the matters at hand... on our way up to Not Entering Said Crater we passed several unique lava flows, with some funky shapes, including this - the Hound of South Crater anyone?