Egmont National Park in winter -- 1001 Natural Wonders
Egmont National Park is located south of New Plymouth, close to the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand.Egmont National Park cover 33,534 hectares. Here the volcano Taranaki (or Mt Egmont as it is also known) rules supreme standing tall above the surrounding landscape. Beside it are two volcanoes of an earlier era: Kaitake and Pouakai. Rising above the clouds the 2518m high peak of Mt Taranaki offers spectacular scenery to those who make the challenging climb. Taranaki 山被認為比日本富士山更像富士山,所以電影"日本最後的武士"在這裡拍攝.這座山非常陡峭,矗立海邊更顯高聳,但是天氣瞬息萬變,山難頻率相對高,也因為挑戰性高,所以吸引許多登山客來此登頂,是紐西蘭北島最有難度的一座山.以前我們不敢嘗試冬天登Mt Taranaki,今年我們選擇來這裡賞雪,發現冬天的Taranaki 非常迷人 ,我們找到一條五星級的步道(來回6小時全是木板步道),沿途踩著木板步道輕鬆爬上山脊,可惜Taranaki ˇ整天.被雲霧遮蔽,我們為拍攝Taranaki的美麗倒影,在高山水潭邊忍受寒冷,求告上帝讓雲移走,叫風平息,就在我們這小信的人等到傍晚想放棄,背起背包要離去時,上帝在瞬間讓我們看到祂創造的傑作.冬天的Taranaki 山變化萬千,隨時有令人驚艷的美景,難怪會被列入世界1001自然奇觀. 我們在濕冷的高山水潭 邊等了一小時,不斷禱 告求神讓雲移走,叫風 平息,讓我們拍到這一 張相片 Mangorei Track & Pouakai Range Walk 上午上山Eric 看不到Taranak i 非常失望