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FOUR WIDE Otago's high country By Tai Juneau Tai Juneau is a freelance photographer and digital marketer who specializes in lifestyle and action content. Tai spent his entire life in the outdoor community either in the mountains or by the ocean. He was born in the Eastern Sierras of the US and raised in New Plymouth, New Zealand. He recently retired as a ski racer who spent time on the New Zealand Ski Team before racing for Colorado Mountain College in the western NCAA circuit. Tai currently splits his time between Oakura, New Zealand and Steamboat Springs, Colorado. His freelance work includes landscapes, architecture/ real-estate, product, and sport/event photography. Old Friends “It's only about 3-4km. Should be at the hut by about noon” said Nick. “Sounds great, I am excited about a New Zealand Hut trip” I reply. “I am taking it easy on my ankle the physio says to only go on even terrain and no carrying weight,” says Nick. It has been a long time since I had seen Nick and just under a decade since we ski raced at Coronet Peak together. The great thing about old friends is that you pick up exactly where you left off. It's like you never left them. Nick and I both share a passion for the mountains, but little did we know how much work we had set out in front of us. Website: www.taijuneau.com Instagram: @taididjuneau 14//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#229

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FOUR WIDE<br />

Otago's high country<br />

By Tai Juneau<br />

Tai Juneau is a freelance<br />

photographer and digital marketer<br />

who specializes in lifestyle and action<br />

content. Tai spent his entire life in<br />

the outdoor community either in the<br />

mountains or by the ocean. He was<br />

born in the Eastern Sierras of the US<br />

and raised in New Plymouth, New<br />

Zealand. He recently retired as a ski<br />

racer who spent time on the New<br />

Zealand Ski Team before racing for<br />

Colorado Mountain College in the<br />

western NCAA circuit.<br />

Tai currently splits his time between<br />

Oakura, New Zealand and Steamboat<br />

Springs, Colorado. His freelance work<br />

includes landscapes, architecture/<br />

real-estate, product, and sport/event<br />

photography.<br />

Old Friends<br />

“It's only about 3-4km. Should be at the<br />

hut by about noon” said Nick.<br />

“Sounds great, I am excited about a<br />

New Zealand Hut trip” I reply.<br />

“I am taking it easy on my ankle the<br />

physio says to only go on even terrain<br />

and no carrying weight,” says Nick. It<br />

has been a long time since I had seen<br />

Nick and just under a decade since we<br />

ski raced at Coronet Peak together. The<br />

great thing about old friends is that you<br />

pick up exactly where you left off. It's<br />

like you never left them. Nick and I both<br />

share a passion for the mountains, but<br />

little did we know how much work we<br />

had set out in front of us.<br />

Website: www.taijuneau.com<br />

Instagram: @taididjuneau<br />

14//WHERE ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS/#229

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