queenstown

i arrived in queenstown, new zealand today. the flight from auckland to queenstown was impressive. at first, the landscape was pretty bland across the south island. then monstrous peaks rose in the distance. ive never seen mountains like these before. it reminded me of flying over alaska, but i was amazed at the contrast between the flats and the mountains here. the lakes that lay in between the mountains were huge and looked like caribbean waters. the plane descended through fog and into queenstown. queenstown is surrounded by steep, snowcapped peaks and at the bottom, the town sits on a massive lake. i walked around the town today. it is absolutely breath taking.

heading up to the remarkables tomorrow. they were getting lots of snow last week, but it has been slowing down. i guess weather can change really quickly here, so more could be coming, but they never know more than a couple days out. i hope there is some fresh snow coming!