Sometimes I get all eye-roll-y-American at Auckland because it's a small place in a tiny country and everything closes at 3 PM.
Other times, I drive 30 minutes outside the city and arrive at a magnificent landscape that's a cross between Jurassic Park and Eden. And then I'm just... in awe.
Hiking the Waitakere Ranges was one of those times.
A lot of the photos I take end up being back-of-head shots of Scott, which may seems like a creative choice or a way to make Scott look ~mysterious~ but really it's because I'm a slow walker and meander my way through life.
Hiking. It's just walking! Until there is an ascent involved.
Repping the alma mater at the top.
Almost caught up to him...
...aaaand he pulls ahead during the descent.