Probably correct if those hills were very close to Ruapehu. The only significant hills are about the half way point.

I would have to take a look. You also need to consider their distance. They might be on the near side of the curve.

I don’t think so. I had a look on Google Earth some time back and noticed some hills that could be in the shot.

The video is still there.

Regarding the trees being covered in snow, Mike made a good argument against that premise when he compared my photo with a similar photo that was taken close by. He showed the same peaks and lines in my shot as all being above the forest and concluded that the treeline was at the base below these features. He did a video about it, but he might…[Read more]

As for trees obscuring the forest, well the trees would then be half way up the mountain and they are not.

Dig.

That link doesn’t show one pic of Ruapehu’s south face which is the only face contain substantial forest. You can confirm that using satellite view on Google Maps.

What is pictured is Ruapehu’s east and west faces which lie in a desert like landscape.

Also, neighbouring Mt Ngaurahoe is also there. That is the volcano that appeared as Mt…[Read more]

If you love the world, then you cannot have the love of God.

You can’t love both.

Thus, the god of this world is not the creator of the universe.

Simple basic observation is hard to get wrong compared to math equations that are fraught with error because of multiple variables.

Fact 1: The treeline extends half way up the mountain.
Fact 2: My photo appears to show the treeline near the base according to Mike.
Fact 3: So half the mountain is missing or thereabouts according to Mike’s own…[Read more]

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Half the mountain is missing. As you say Dig, “It doesn’t look like those trees are on the mountain”. But I think Mike is right, the trees are visible at the base.