This is the aesthetically pleasing country I live in:
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The scenery is pretty rad also, I've got to see a quite a bit of it from various jaunts and research excursions. I still feel like I haven't really seen enough of it yet. But here's a few random snaps:
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The Ida Valley, Central Otago. Bang centre of winter.
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Nugget Point, Catlins, South Otago. Very surreal.
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Mount Taranaki from the air.
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Larnach Castle, Otago Peninsula.
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Kahukura, Catlins, South Otago. Site of 2009 Archaeological Fieldschool for the University of Otago.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
The scenery is pretty rad also, I've got to see a quite a bit of it from various jaunts and research excursions. I still feel like I haven't really seen enough of it yet. But here's a few random snaps:
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
The Ida Valley, Central Otago. Bang centre of winter.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
Nugget Point, Catlins, South Otago. Very surreal.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
Mount Taranaki from the air.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
Larnach Castle, Otago Peninsula.
![](https://dz3ixmv6nok8z.cloudfront.net/static/img/ph-508.604ed20cffa9.gif)
Kahukura, Catlins, South Otago. Site of 2009 Archaeological Fieldschool for the University of Otago.
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embla:
Wow Mount Taranaki looks really amazing !
chridat:
The cool thing about Mount Taranaki is that circular zone around it. It's actually the boundaries of a national park. Pretty much everything outside it is farmland.