In about the centre of that photo you might perceive a small bump, a rocky pointy thing, a remnant of some larger hill or outcrop.
It goes by the name
Mt Sunday in English. Acquiring the summit of said bump takes about 45 minutes on foot from the road that passes it's base; the road that comes from civilization to Mt Potts Station (behind the photographer) and carries on up to Erewhon Station and the headwaters of the Rangitata River. (That is said river in the background.)
It was blowing a Nor'West hooley that day; hot and dry in the foreground, raining up on the main divide in the background.
Erewhon is alleged to be
nowhere spelt backwards. Any literate person can see that ain't so. It is the title of a book by
Samuel Butler - see the links.
It is more popular with tourists than it's remote location might suggest. It featured as a location in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings. (
Edoras)
It’s stunning. When we did the cruise to NZ. We did a bus tour for the day. I think we went somewhere near there. As the bus driver said on your left is where LOTR was filmed and on the right is where the Narnia movie was filmed. I was one happy little nerd in the middle lol
ReplyDeleteThose views are indeed stunning.
ReplyDeleteI would so love to see it in real life.
Come and visit us - I'll take you there.
DeleteAnother of NZs wonderful landscapes. You're lucky to have a 4 wheel drive tank that goes everywhere
ReplyDeleteAlmost anywhere.
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ReplyDeleteAbsolutely stunning! As to the SB book, when investigating and discussing it, there is also the opinion that "Erewhon" ... is "not only a disguised no-where but a rearranged now-here." The latter because of its early suggestions regarding AI. Hope that shingles is well on its way gone by now. YAM xx
An exhilarating trip! A beautiful bit of country
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