“Craters of the Moon”

In 1954, an explosion occurred just outside of Taupo as the result of the drilling of a geothermal bore. It resulted in a landscape covered in steaming craters and bubbling mud pools. This is still an extremely active volcanic area where explosions can occur at any time (signs keep tourists on a strict boardwalk that is supposedly safe). Below are some pictures from our little hike through the “Craters of the Moon (their name, not ours)."