This is the sun rising over the Tongariro Range and Mount Ruapehu (Mt Mordor -- sp?-- in Lord of the Rings).

The summit of Mount Taranaki from Fantham's Peak. We will make this trip another time. Fantham's Peak is the shoulder of Taranaki, and actually a parasitic cone off of the original volcano. The movie "The Last Samuri" was filmed in Taranaki, and featured the mountain in many scenes. It rises 3000 meters from sea level and is a striking presence wherever you are on the Cape.