GO NZ: Exploring Mt Taranaki and Egmont National Park on foot
17 Dec, 2020 05:16 PM
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A snow-capped Mount Taranaki summit from above. Photo / Supplied
NZ Herald
By: Laura Waters
Laura Waters
Some scenes capture us so completely we never tire of them. Dancing flames in a campfire for example, or the swirling froth of ocean waves. Or, in the case of Mt Taranaki, a mountain so strikingly perfect it demands admiration for hours, or even days, from all angles. It s a case of perfect symmetry, a volcanic cone rising 2518m and caked in snow for half of the year despite being a mere 26km from the Tasman Sea. Changing conditions are forever framing it in a new light, often seeing it lapped at its base by roiling clouds or cast in gentle pastel hues from a setting sun.