Mt Taranaki from a distance as is from the road. (4/8)

Legend has it, there were once 4 mountains by Lake Taupo. Mt Ruapehu, Mt Tongario , Mt Ngarahoe and Mt Taranaki. They had huge eruptions and fiery emotions went havoc and in desperation Mt Taranaki took off to live permanently by New Plymouth. Some say that Mt Taranaki is a she, and others that Mt Taranaki is a man. Any way, what ever the argument was about Mt Taranaki is happy to stay where she is. All of these today are active volcanoes. 

There is said to be evidence of earth moved by Mt Taranaki’s departure if you travel down the forgotten highway that takes you from Stratford to the Tongario National Park.