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 | The Kaikouras'. How glorious is this, the mountains look so awesome and the sea just makes me want to go and dive into it, and I'm not even a swimmer type! | |||
| Kaikoura. 1:27 pm, Sun 12th Apr, 2009 | ||||
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 | Beautiful Pebbly Beach. They come out from the deep... Oops that's another world! It is what the song sings when this picture comes up, 'They come out from the deep, not to kill...'. Anyway this is where Pat and I were hoping to book our whale watching tickets but the whales had not shown up for a fortnight so we ended up going Albatross watching instead :) with Albatross Encounter.... | |||
| Kaikoura. 12:45 pm, Sun 12th Apr, 2009 | ||||
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 | Sacred Mountains. Looking to the North from Oriental Bay. Fountain in the foreground, Petone on the far shore of the harbour and the snow clad peaks of the Tararua Ranges in the background. If anything could be sacred it might be mountains, but we have become soft and see them as dangerous and desolate places, few recognise the great presence and know firsthand the nature of these mountains, myself included! | |||
| Oriental Bay, Wellington. 5:46 pm, Sat 5th Jul, 2008 | ||||
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 | Mount Kaikoura under a Red Sky. The mountain in the distance is Mt Kaikoura on the south island of New Zealand, about 120kms away. Sometimes it is hardly visible and may as well be in a different country but it looks very close here. | |||
| My place, Miramar, Wellington. 6:19 pm, Tue 3rd Jun, 2008 | ||||
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 | The group. Down the road from the waterfall there are these large 'mounds' that the bench we are sitting on is at the top of one. I forget what caused them to form (perhaps hot gasses from lava). | |||
| Tongariro National Park. 2:26 pm, Thu 27th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | The Chateau. Built in 1929 The Chateau has been a Kiwi icon for many. It was built only a handful of years after the first motorcar arrived on the freshly constructed road in 1925. It's not surprising to see accommodation built in such surroundings but the style and luxury of this place sets it apart and has attracted visitors world-wide. | |||
| The Chateau, Tongariro National Park. 12:13 pm, Thu 27th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Mt Ngauruhoe. Mt Ngauruhoe and just to the left of it is Mt Tongariro, seen from the road up to Mt Ruapehu. | |||
| Tongariro National Park. 12:01 pm, Thu 27th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Mt Ruapehu. Looking at the building on the side of the mountain, you might think it looks like a dangerous place to build a building (I do wonder if they have to pay extra to insure the place). The most dangerous time would be when the mountain is having an eruption of course, even if it were a small one, any loose rocks may well be dislodged. Not sure about the border? | |||
| Whakapapa Ski Field, Mt Ruapehu. 11:49 am, Thu 27th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Mount Ngauruhoe. Mt Ngauruhoe has a nice conical shape, kind of a classical beauty for mountains really. I like the border on this one. | |||
| Tongariro National Park. 10:41 am, Thu 27th Dec, 2007 | ||||
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 | Mt Ruapehu. Standing on the roof of my car I caught this last picture of Mt Ruapehu, and virtually the last picture of that trip since the sun was departing fast and the rest of the journey home to Wellington was in darkness? I think it was a good journey and I remember it fondly, I just wish the purpose of it was achieved, but I don't think that will ever happen now. | |||
| Southern shores of Lake Taupo. 5:22 pm, Tue 16th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Lake Taupo and Mt Ruapehu. You might wonder to yourself, where did that large boulder come from? Well, to tell you the truth I'm not really sure, but I think it came from that mountain over there! In many places around the north island you can find pumice that was launched from volcanic eruptions, but pumice is much lighter and flies a lot farther than boulders like this one :) | |||
| Lake Taupo. 4:57 pm, Tue 16th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | Mt Ruapehu. As impressive as Mountains are, I was just thinking that the lake next to this mountain (Lake Taupo) may be just like it but upside down? I just Googled it (here) and the lake is 164m deep, where as Mt Ruapehu is 2797m high, that blows that theory. Mountains are rightfully revered :) | |||
| Lake Taupo. 4:54 pm, Tue 16th Aug, 2005 | ||||
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 | White Out Conditions on Mount Ruapehu. Mt Ruapehu looking nicely chilled, most of the skiing is on the other side. There is more of it in the clouds in case you were wondering. | |||
| The Desert Road, Tongariro National Park. 11:44 am, Sun 17th Jul, 2005 | ||||
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 | Mount Ruapehu Beneath Big Clouds. In the Eco Reserve; the wind was blowing these clouds over Mt Ruapehu. Probably white out conditions on the mountain! | |||
| Mt Ruapehu, Tongariro National Park. 9:20 am, Sun 17th Jul, 2005 | ||||
