Game: Where-is-it? (international)

[johnw]

A bit cheeky eggs . If my calculations are correct this will be taken from somewhere on the Mueller hut route. Overlooking much of the Aoraki/Mt Cook day walk area below and surrounding peaks - I think I can recognise Sefton and Mt Footstool on the left, Wakefield centre left (my previous shot is somewhere behind it), Aoraki/Mt Cook itself rising up at the back. You would have started from the White Horse Hill campground at lower right, as did I, though I took the nice but much easier option down the Hooker Valley in the centre, after visiting Kea Point (obscured).

[eggs]

About where the track meets the ridgeline John.
I thought you would be interested in a view with slightly clearer weather. And I was hoping it would not be too hard.

[johnw]

About where the track meets the ridgeline John.
I thought you would be interested in a view with slightly clearer weather. And I was hoping it would not be too hard.

It's a very nice panorama Brian - looks like you were blessed with great weather. We did enjoy clearer conditions as the day wore on, but many of the higher peaks including Aoraki/Cook only put in an appearance as we were leaving. I recognised the location surprisingly quickly given that I've only visited once.

Given its popularity I'll put up another one from NZ. The name of the water feature will do, anything else gets a bonus point, including my location:

Lake Tekapo from Mt John - Mackenzie Basin, South Island New Zealand

[johnw]

The colour of the water might be a clue.

[ribuck]

The colour of the water might be a clue.

Well it's not Blue Lake, North West Nelson, which according to Wikipedia "has the clearest natural fresh water in the world". Not enough trees.

[wayno]

lake wakatipu, mt nicholls station

[johnw]

The colour of the water might be a clue.

Well it's not Blue Lake, North West Nelson, which according to Wikipedia "has the clearest natural fresh water in the world". Not enough trees.

lake wakatipu, mt nicholls station

Not Wakatipu (or Blue Lake) but it is South Island

[Tyreless]

Lake Pukaki?

[johnw]

Lake Pukaki?

Getting closer

[wayno]

lake tekapo

[johnw]

lake tekapo

Correct wayno. Taken while walking over my namesake, Mt John. The blue colour of the lake is caused by glacial flour.

[wayno]

NZ, not taken from a trail, but its looking at one...

[johnw]

Totally clueless on this one wayno. But to get things going is the trail you're looking at the Abel Tasman Coastal track?

[wayno]

not abel tasman

[cajun]

Looks very much like the Coromandel. And if that's correct, looking at the Coastal Walk?

[wayno]

Looks very much like the Coromandel. And if that's correct, looking at the Coastal Walk?

no, not the coromandel, but it's closer than Abel Tasman... you probably see the similarity in how it looks, because its a volcanic geology..

[wobbly]

Huia Point possibly looking across to Whatipu coastal walk?

[wayno]

Huia Point possibly looking across to Whatipu coastal walk?

yes, hillary trail, waitakeres

[wobbly]

Thanks Wayno

This next one is from alpine europe but not Switzerland.

[Graham51]

Gorges De La Diosaz , France?

[wobbly]

I can see the similarity Graham, but no this one is not in France.

[Graham51]

Okay, what about Leutaschklamm gorge?

[wobbly]

Heading in the right direction but only about half way there.

[Tyreless]

How about Vintgar Gorge, Slovenia (never been there - just did some research).

[wobbly]

Yes that's it. Vintgar gorge in the Julian alps. Over to you Tyreless.

[Tyreless]

Thanks wobbly. Still in Europe...

[Tyreless]

This photo was taken in a country that will be participating in the World Cup finals.

[Graham51]

Not Italy, then, Maybe Sweden?

[Tyreless]

Not Sweden, and it's not Switzerland, Germany, France, Spain, Denmark or Croatia.

[wobbly]

I believe it's looking towards the terminus of the Skaftafell glacier.