One of the scenes of life that I yearn for is to walk into the filming location, especially my favorite series of The Lord of the Rings. But before I came to Mount Victoria, it was hard to imagine how such a fantasy blockbuster could have been shot in the most central park in New Zealand’s capital, where locals, after all, jog and cycling favorites. But when I actually climbed this mountain that didn’t seem to be high, passed the lush virgin forest, and saw the magnificent coastline beneath the mountain... I knew how much inspiration Peter Jackson had gained from his hometown of Wellington...