The view from Taranaki, across the hill country, to the Central Plateau. In the distance are Tongariro, Ngaruhoe and Ruapehu.
Tongariro loosely translates to "carried away by the south wind" and Ngaruhoe as "throwing hot stones".
Ruapehu translates as "exploding pit" so i think that we can assume he's the curmudgeon of the group.
At -1 degrees 'twas chilly enough to put a noticeable frost upon the parts of me left hanging out, so I didn't stick around for too long.
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@jamibann Thanks very much :) @dustyloup I'm standing on a road...it's middle of "sheep country" so the just lit foreground is the slope of a well trodden grassy hill. @lyndamcg Thanks very much - you get use to them ;) @julzmaioro Thank you kindly :) @harbie Thanks very much :) @salza Thank you very much :)
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@happypat The drive through the hill country, on The Forgotten World Highway, is worth doing - it's a good days drive through to the Taupo side but worth it. @humphreyhippo That's probably because you bought the "all extras" ticket... @pdulis For now...I've been running low on inspiration - when that happens I tend to look up and see whats around me ;) @dhg Thanks very much :) @juliedduncan You could have knocked first ;) @joemuli Thank you very much :)
@graemestevens I have been on that road the one & only ever time we visited New Plymouth & I still remember it well & how I thought we were never going to get to civilisation ever again...it’s about 14 years ago now.
Great mist and sky colour..
@dustyloup I'm standing on a road...it's middle of "sheep country" so the just lit foreground is the slope of a well trodden grassy hill.
@lyndamcg Thanks very much - you get use to them ;)
@julzmaioro Thank you kindly :)
@harbie Thanks very much :)
@salza Thank you very much :)
@777margo Thank you very much :)
@sandradavies Thank you very much :)
@haskar Thanks very much - it would been nicer if it was a bit warmer though ;)
@humphreyhippo That's probably because you bought the "all extras" ticket...
@pdulis For now...I've been running low on inspiration - when that happens I tend to look up and see whats around me ;)
@dhg Thanks very much :)
@juliedduncan You could have knocked first ;)
@joemuli Thank you very much :)
@taffy Thank you very much :)