I like that song and always thought it was about a tree in the Desert Southwest of USA (probably an assumption based on the Joshua Tree album cover). Thanks for enlightening me.
It's also interesting to see how the cone(s) have been so completely revegetated after only 20,000 years. Sometimes revegetation takes a lot longer than that on volcanic bedding like that.
Yeah, interesting stuff. The scoria (foamed basalt) base rock is totally invisible except for a few boulders here and there, probably excavated from mining. I'd love to see what the original peak looked like before the Maori terracing operations. Of course, I'd also love to see what it looked like with the One Tree and without the big monument. Thanks for the vote. If you ever get a chance to visit NZ, by all means do it!
One day when I'm old(er) and wealthy--hopefully when I'm still capable of climbing big peaks. My NZ wishlist:
1. the obvious one: Mt. Cook
2. Tongariro National Park (used to be a poster at a job of mine with a fantastic photo of two volcanoes--one small and one large--that was very inspiring to me)
Well, it was a honeymoon trip, so we splurged. Mt Cook is a big-time challenge. I thought I'd start out with something milder like Mt. Aspiring. Then again, Cook is 20 meters shorter than it used to be. Better climb it soon before something else falls off.
Ruapehu, Taranaki, and Tonariro are pretty straight forward, at least in the summer time.
NZ women? Couldn't say. Mostly we met a lot of Aussies on holiday... and bus-loads of Japanese tourists. ;-)
Yes, very on both counts. I certainly wasn't up to climbing anything major in New Zealand, but I couldn't travel to a distant land on my honeymoon and not climb something! Not that I don't want to go back and tackle Aspiring or Cook or something, mind you...
hgrapid - Oct 8, 2004 11:47 am - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentInteresting. Good work!
Klenke - Oct 8, 2004 12:14 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentYou learn a new thing every day.
I like that song and always thought it was about a tree in the Desert Southwest of USA (probably an assumption based on the Joshua Tree album cover). Thanks for enlightening me.
It's also interesting to see how the cone(s) have been so completely revegetated after only 20,000 years. Sometimes revegetation takes a lot longer than that on volcanic bedding like that.
CharlesD - Oct 8, 2004 12:25 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentYeah, interesting stuff. The scoria (foamed basalt) base rock is totally invisible except for a few boulders here and there, probably excavated from mining. I'd love to see what the original peak looked like before the Maori terracing operations. Of course, I'd also love to see what it looked like with the One Tree and without the big monument. Thanks for the vote. If you ever get a chance to visit NZ, by all means do it!
Klenke - Oct 8, 2004 12:51 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentOne day when I'm old(er) and wealthy--hopefully when I'm still capable of climbing big peaks. My NZ wishlist:
1. the obvious one: Mt. Cook
2. Tongariro National Park (used to be a poster at a job of mine with a fantastic photo of two volcanoes--one small and one large--that was very inspiring to me)
3. Now this place One Tree Hill
4. Beautiful New Zealand women? :)
CharlesD - Oct 8, 2004 1:33 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentWell, it was a honeymoon trip, so we splurged. Mt Cook is a big-time challenge. I thought I'd start out with something milder like Mt. Aspiring. Then again, Cook is 20 meters shorter than it used to be. Better climb it soon before something else falls off.
Ruapehu, Taranaki, and Tonariro are pretty straight forward, at least in the summer time.
NZ women? Couldn't say. Mostly we met a lot of Aussies on holiday... and bus-loads of Japanese tourists. ;-)
Scott - Oct 8, 2004 12:26 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentNot high, and there's not much walking on the hill, but all of New Zealand is beautiful. I still enjoyed it, even though its small.
mtwashingtonmonroe - Oct 8, 2004 12:51 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentVery very cool and interesting place! Excellent job on this page and great job in finding such a neat place!
-Britt
CharlesD - Oct 8, 2004 1:34 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentThanks! Actually, the hardest part was finding coordinates for (near) the summit. American peaks are much easier to post since we have Topozone!
Joseph Bullough - Oct 8, 2004 1:39 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentGood work!
Aaron Johnson - Oct 8, 2004 5:56 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentInteresting and different!
CharlesD - Oct 8, 2004 6:58 pm - Hasn't voted
Untitled CommentYes, very on both counts. I certainly wasn't up to climbing anything major in New Zealand, but I couldn't travel to a distant land on my honeymoon and not climb something! Not that I don't want to go back and tackle Aspiring or Cook or something, mind you...
BobSmith - Oct 20, 2004 7:28 pm - Voted 10/10
Untitled CommentNice little peak. Interesting history. Would be nice to see an old photo of the big pine that was there.