Misty Mountains

Howdy, Tom here.  When it is cloudy in Taupo, the clouds often block our view of the three great mountains at the south end of the lake.  It has been cloudy a lot lately and so we haven't had a clear view in a few weeks.  Today, finally, we could see to the end of the lake, though the cloud cover was still there, only higher.  I celebrated by taking some photos of the mountains.

These two are from the morning.  The white peaks on the left are Ruapehu, the cone in the middle is Ngauruhoe (aka Mount Doom), and the broad shoulder going off to the right is Tongariro.  Note the white puff coming up out of the mountain on the right in the second photo.  That's actually venting from the volcano and not a cloud.

Here are some sunset shots.

All of these photos were taken today, all from our kitchen window.

As a farewell bonus, see below for a shot over our neighbor's roof.  Happy 11-12-13!