Mt. Taranaki climb and overnight stay
on route via Lost Highway |
typical green hills |
tree ferns |
native forest |
typical rolling hills with Mt. Ruapehu behind |
Mt. Taranaki N side |
on the way to Taranaki |
changing vegetation at higher altitude |
storm and ice greeting-even far below summit |
climbing above cloud layer |
arriving in summit caldera |
alien ice pillars |
ice wonderland - summit view to W |
SW view |
S view, Fanthams peak below |
chilly campsite |
ice sculptures |
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ice sculptures |
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mountain shadow rises |
cloud collar below |
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mountain shadow and laast sunlight |
a few minutes in deep red color |
sunset |
earths shadow rises |
dusk and ice |
dusk and ice |
preparing for a freezing night |
colors of ice |
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under southern stars |
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nightfall |
dawn |
summit with Orion constellation above |
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colors of ice |
colors of ice |
sunrise |
summit caldera with mountain shadow |
mountain shadow |
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summit seen from W side |
mountain shadow |
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Tongariro range behind |
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view back |
moss laden trees |
Mt. Taranaki seen from E |
on the way back to Taupo... |
