Mt. Eden

October 25, 2011 by Heather Lucier Stanley 2 Comments

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Magical Mt. Eden. I had heard that New Zealand was spectacularly beautiful. But, I have seen spectacular and beautiful together in Oregon, in California, in Costa Rica…The list goes on. Before reaching New Zealand, my expectations were extremely high – and perhaps unrealistic – for any land. Yet early on my expectations were met and surpassed.

I stood in awe for many minutes on the top of Mt. Eden. I experienced the clean air, the mist, the damp chill. I saw the spectacular beauty instantly and I have held onto it.

From the airport to Mt. Eden, our group drove streets which reminded me of Vancouver, British Columbia with their hills and endless green cilantro leaf shapes against the night sky. Houses on the hills blending in almost. Surreal.

I saw my first sunrise in New Zealand within 2 hours of stepping down on the North Island. On June 12, 2011, the sun rose at 7:31AM at Mt. Eden. I stood on the viewing platform farthest to the West in my raincoat with my hair resting loosely down my back, without a wind to it. I saw the sun rise and I felt its strong personality. Not alone, two photographers stood close by to capture it. They wait days for the perfect sunrise, and on this day, with the clouds and fog, the sun illuminated the sky a splendid orange, the color of Tang.

heather

About Heather Lucier Stanley

Heather Lucier Stanley grew up in Central Massachusetts and lived in New England until she started studying at the University of Michigan where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing and Literature. In her early 20s, she moved to San Antonio, Texas and started studying business and accounting. In her late 20s, she became a Certified Public Accountant. She has held many varied and interesting business and volunteer positions: public accountant, internal auditor, systems implementer, project manager, business analyst, tax preparer and Austin Skiers board member. While traveling 35% for a position she held, she earned her Master of Information Systems (MIS) at the University of Phoenix. She is enthusiastic about learning and trying new things. A few of her passions are personal development, fitness, snow skiing, and travel. She is outgoing and real. She feels that success is easy to attain if the individual defines what success means to her and then has a plan to achieve her individual success. No two definitions of success are the same because each of us is unique and has something original to share with the world.
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