It’s Mt. Denali and Mt. McKinley, It’s Mt. Denali and Mt. McKinley

So, yes, we spent a day hiking Mt. Taranaki, a dormant volcano which lies due east of New Plymouth (named, by Cook, Mt. Egmont, so it depends on how old your atlas is as to what it’s called).  Given the sacredness of it and the limited access points, the drive from the coast is roundabout, north, then east, then south, then due west to the visitor centre.  Sacredness be damned, the Americans would have steamrolled a direct route in.

So we finally get to the swing bridge and it’s a) a single narrow track, max one person and b) SUPER swingy.

When we got back to the car park, after lunch, we hiked down the 900m or so to Dawson Falls which is imposing and compelling.