From left to right, Mount Tongariro, Ngauruhoe and Ruapehu as viewed from the base of Mount Taranaki at the edge of the Egmont National Park.
A difficult light to work with today.
I am a confirmed and certifiable nutbar with a penchant for skulls, bones, blood, guts, fire and anything slightly peculiar and mostly bizarre. I also...
I love most about 365 is touring the world from my recliner. If something like this had been available when I was younger I might have traveled more. But I have always loved traveling in New England. So no regrets.
@alinz Phew, thank goodness for that ;) @bankmann I know that Ngauruhoe is "throwing hot stones" and Tongariro is about a cold south wind. I'm not sure about Ruapehu but "rua" is two and "pehu" is something like explode...not a reliable way of getting a translation though just by breaking the word down. @jenp Thanks very much - the fog tends to hang around the back country for half the day. Lazy. @gardencat Thank you very much :) @northy Thank you kindly :) @juliedduncan Hurrah! @happypat Thank you kindly ;) @cutekitty Thanks very much :) @gamelee Thank you very much :) @pools82 Thanks very much, always appreciated @joansmor No regrets is the important thing. @hrs I'll pass that on to Mother Nature ;) @shannejw Thanks very much :) @30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you kindly :) @brigette Meh, they'll do...I guess it's something to look at ;) @golftragic Thank you kindly :) @summerfield I'm so sorry ;) @dide Thank you very much :)
@caterina Thanks very much :) @yaorenliu On good clear days like this, and from a height where you can get the view across the Taranaki hill country :)
@bankmann I know that Ngauruhoe is "throwing hot stones" and Tongariro is about a cold south wind. I'm not sure about Ruapehu but "rua" is two and "pehu" is something like explode...not a reliable way of getting a translation though just by breaking the word down.
@jenp Thanks very much - the fog tends to hang around the back country for half the day. Lazy.
@gardencat Thank you very much :)
@northy Thank you kindly :)
@juliedduncan Hurrah!
@happypat Thank you kindly ;)
@cutekitty Thanks very much :)
@gamelee Thank you very much :)
@pools82 Thanks very much, always appreciated
@joansmor No regrets is the important thing.
@hrs I'll pass that on to Mother Nature ;)
@shannejw Thanks very much :)
@30pics4jackiesdiamond Thank you kindly :)
@brigette Meh, they'll do...I guess it's something to look at ;)
@golftragic Thank you kindly :)
@summerfield I'm so sorry ;)
@dide Thank you very much :)
@yaorenliu On good clear days like this, and from a height where you can get the view across the Taranaki hill country :)
Still - fascinating. Thanks!
@bankmann You're welcome :)
@helenhall Thank you so much :)
@jgpittenger I did debate that...I can never decide!
@pistache Thank you very much :)
@Dawn Thanks very much :)