For most of my life I believed, and most everybody believes, that the Earth is billions of years old. A couple months ago I inquired the Minnesota Geological Survey as to how it knows the rocks ...

The location for Mordor is Tongariro National Park, with Mount Ngauruhoe serving as Mount Doom. This mountain is an actual volcano, but the last time it erupted was in 1977. Now, you can visit ...

Mount Ngauruhoe, a 2,500 year old active volcano was used for the Mount Doom scenes in the trilogy. Don't worry, the volcano hasn't erupted since 1975.

In the middle stands Ngauruhoe. Less massive than its companions, Ngauruhoe (Mount Doom in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings film trilogy) forms a wondrously symmetrical cone, capturing your ...

The 12-mile Tongariro Crossing hike, with views of Mount Tongariro and Mount Ngauruhoe volcanoes, is considered one of the world's best day hikes, while the Tongariro Alpine Crossing of nearly 27 ...