{"id":435,"date":"2024-03-31T03:43:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-31T03:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/arrowtown-in-autumn-has-earned-its-reputation\/"},"modified":"2024-03-31T03:43:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-31T03:43:58","slug":"arrowtown-in-autumn-has-earned-its-reputation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/31\/arrowtown-in-autumn-has-earned-its-reputation\/","title":{"rendered":"Arrowtown in autumn has earned its reputation"},"content":{"rendered":"
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You can take the basic bitch out of the East Coast, but she\u2019ll still love everything pumpkin spice. It\u2019s starting to feel like my favorite season here in New Zealand. The nights are crisp, and the days are shorter. Leaves are just starting to change colors, heralding the arrival of autumn.<\/p>\n

I know, I know. I\u2019m going rogue here and saying \u201cautumn\u201d instead of \u201cfall.\u201d I\u2019ve been in New Zealand for so long now that I\u2019ve slipped into local Kiwi terminology<\/a> without even realizing it. Bins. Rubbish. Capsicum. Coriander. Smoko. Togs. Wop wops. I can go on forever. I even pronounce words that are the same with a Kiwi accent, like garage (gare-edge) or Nikon (nick-on). Oh well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Well, I might be mostly Kiwi-fied by now, including calling fall autumn, but I haven\u2019t lost my eternal love for my favorite season. Even though it\u2019s in April here. Except this year, autumn is a bit early, with the leaves starting to change at the end of March. And while I\u2019m sad that summer is ending, bring on all the autumn colors.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

Normally, the best time to leaf-peep around the South Island in New Zealand is mid-April. After a decade of living down here, they usually hit their peak colors. Colors\u2014no \u201cu.\u201d Still American.<\/p>\n

Arrowtown tops the list when it comes to towns that get the most attention for their autumn foliage. Any time of the year, Arrowtown<\/a> is pretty spectacular. Twenty minutes out of Queenstown on the way to W\u0101naka, it\u2019s an easy-to-access spot for those hitting the highlights on a New Zealand vacation.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t20 photos of autumn in New Zealand that will delight you<\/a>\t<\/div>\n

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Nestled against a steep hillside up into the mountains, Arrowtown is beautiful. Though I wouldn\u2019t want to live here. In wintertime, the surrounding mountains keep the town in the shade almost all day long. Shivers. New Zealand is only just learning how to build warm houses.<\/a> And after living in the mountains this long, I learned pretty quickly that having sunlight directly hit a house in winter can make all the difference.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Tangent aside, that sun-blocking hill happens to be covered in deciduous trees that change color in the autumn, turning the mountain into a literal wall of golds and reds. It\u2019s gorgeous.<\/p>\n

Considering New Zealand doesn\u2019t have really any native trees that drop their leaves in the autumn, it\u2019s pretty beautiful. Long story short, Central Otago was known for its gold mining and farming. After burning down most of the native forest to graze livestock, farmers planted trees from back home in Europe for shade, etc. These are the trees we see today. Along with others that are really problematic and spreading like crazy, like wilding pines \u2013 the archenemy of conservationists.\u00a0<\/p>\n

While imported plants in our fragile environment generally make me see red, I forget all my morals for a month of the year. Show me all the pretty leaves!<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

Arrowtown<\/a> is so well-known for its autumn colors that it hosts an autumn festival every April.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Every year, on a perfect autumn day, I head over the hill to Arrowtown. I hike in the mountains behind the town and sit outside one of my favorite cafes, usually with a book. I stroll along the crystal blue river that winds its way alongside the town and peep into the local shops. Arrowtown in autumn is ridiculously picturesque.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tNothing beats Central Otago in autumn<\/a>\t<\/div>\n

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Without fail, I always go alone. It is very much a self-care day in one of my favorite landscapes; I like being anonymous in a sea of tourists. It gives me a chance to people-watch, slow down, and revel in others\u2019 enjoyment of the beautiful colors too. It\u2019s not just me.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

\"Arrowtown<\/p>\n

As the leaves on the small trees on my street begin to turn red, as I dig out my warmer clothes from storage, I can\u2019t help but reflect on the changing seasons. For me, autumn was always about new beginnings, the start of a new school year. It\u2019s a chance for us to shrug off the past and to jump into something new.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Autumn, for me, means I can fully embrace my introverted side, snuggle up at home, and be cozy while daydreaming about the future. I think about when I\u2019ll again head over to experience Arrowtown in autumn. What\u2019s next?\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe found himself wondering at times, especially in the autumn, about the wild lands, and strange visions of mountains that he had never seen came into his dreams.\u201d J.R.R. Tolkien, The Fellowship of the Ring<\/em><\/p>\n

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You can take the basic bitch out of the East Coast, but she\u2019ll still love everything pumpkin spice. It\u2019s starting to feel like my favorite season here in New Zealand. The nights are crisp, and the days are shorter. Leaves are just starting to change colors, heralding the arrival of autumn. I know, I know. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":436,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[]},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=435"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/435\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/436"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=435"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=435"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/myholidayradar.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=435"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}