This is Mt Egmont in New Zealand , but it was the backdrop to Tom Cruises movie "The Last Samurai " and the japanese get all excited over the similarity between the two hills .
It is volcanic , the small cone on the left is also volcanic in origin , and the last time it erupted was in the 1600's. Apparently it is due to go bang anytime now , should be interesting times when that happens....
This is the view from the eastern or inland side , the other side faces out towards Australia.
If you are interested it is there this morning again too ...
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Psychologists would have a field day with this thread. Starts with pictures of the most breathtaking sets, and turns into whose got the biggest mountain.
Karl.
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Unfortunately I could only offer the mountain photo cos my camera doesnt have a big enough zoom lens to capture a shot of Karls brain.....nor could I get far enough back to capture all of his ego.....
Actually I thought it was a pleasant thread about scenery shots , and was doing quite well without psychologist involvement...
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