The start of the forest
Mike, take a look at where the tree line starts in relation to Ohakune. The ski lodge is at the base of the mountain or just…[Read more]

For a comparison
Remember that the sea at the base of the land has to be sea level.

Where is all the forest? Where is all the landscape gone? Where is Ohakune? They are below the curve, right?

Hi Mike.

Take a look at this image. It shows Ohakune in relation to Mt Ruapehu and remember that Ohakune is shy of 2000 feet above sea level.

As you can see, there is heaps of forested slopes on the lower mountain, even more than half the mountain perhaps, although that could be due to be at a high elevation. I think it is correct to say that…[Read more]

Brilliant video Mike. Plenty of legs left in this debate it seems.

One thing to consider Mike with all figure based calcs aside, if the tree line is half way down the mountain in reality, then how come it is near the bottom of my photo?

This simple observation that dazza points out is still valid right?

I’m guessing ‘compression’ is your…[Read more]

Hi Mike.

I am calculating when my Ruapehu pic was taken. The time in the meta data is wrong because I never (as far as I can remember) altered the time settings since I purchased the camera many years ago.

The date is correct as you can see, but the time zone is out when compared to my car dashboard which is accurate.

From this I will post the…[Read more]

Will take a look when I get home Mike.

That is cool.

Cheers.

The Word was WITH God.

Try to think of Jesus Christ who said he was the truth and the life.

He was the Word of Life, the Eternal Life that was with the Father in the beginning.

It is written, so any discord is rebellion against the author and inspiration of scripture.

Let’s see this rebellion in action and who these rebels are.

Go.

It must be painful for some to learn that God created the cosmos through the Word and that God created the cosmos through the son of God, and that he is actually called the Word of God.

Boom!

Again. I never claimed refraction only, but that if the math was correct and there was leftover metres when the plateau was taken into account, then it would have to be refraction. I still stand by that. You act like it is a shameful thing, but then you admit that refraction is real. Worse, you then bring out your own rescuing device called…[Read more]

Come to think of it. 200 metres high seems a bit convenient. I wonder if that is rounded up or down in those two articles.

Thanks Mike.

Here is a coupe of pics taken from Ruapehu just above the tree line (perhaps half way up) looking down toward the trees on the lower flanks and the rural mostly treeless plains below.

The section from Paekakariki village includes spectacular views from a 200 metre high lookout.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/8461242/Kapiti-walkway-on-track

About two kilometers along the escarpment you’ll strike a barrier across the track. Turn there and make your way back. The contractor is working beyond the barrier, taking the track up to a 200-metre lookout point. From there it’ll taper down to finish at the old Muri Railway Station. When the blue line is complete, the whole track will become par…

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So yes, my original mistakenly has 69%, and I still don’t know how I came up with that. But we’ve discussed it since with the correct math. As for the height of the lookout, I believe it was you who told me you were 210 meters high… and I believe I verified it via some online source. I naturally wouldn’t have just pulled a height out of my ass, no…

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Enjoy your dinner and beer.