Poz - Jeff

Hello all! This blog is an attempt to capture some of my adventures throughout Borneo, Sumatra, Patagonia, the central Andes, the Amazon and the Galapagos. Scroll down and take a look -- hope you enjoy!

HIGHLIGHTS (but be sure to still scroll down below and visit the next few pages):
Trekking/Climbing:
-- Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Argentina)
-- The Argentine Lake District! (Argentina)
-- Condoriri and Huayna Potosi (Bolivia)
-- Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca: Quilcayhuanca to Cojup (Peru)
Jungle:
-- Sumatra (Indonesia)
-- Coast to Highlands Overland (Part 2) (Borneo)
-- Canoeing the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria (Peru)
Sea:
-- Diving Pulau Sipadan (Malaysia)
-- Two Weeks in the Galapagos (Ecuador)

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By Poz
August 27th 2006

Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca: Laguna 69

South America » Peru

Huascaran

Pictures of our short hike up to Laguna 69 in Parque Nacional Huascaran. Great views of Huascaran (the world's highest tropical mountain) with a finale of the turquoise blue lake of Laguna 69! [View Full Entry]

By Poz
August 25th 2006

Trekking in the Cordillera Blanca: Quilcayhuanca to Cojup

South America » Peru

First Night's Camp
The tents are near the river in the lower right. This is the steep-sided valley of Quebrada Quilcayhuanca.

Some pictures of our 5-day trek up the glaciated valley of Quebrada Quilcayhuanca, up over a pass, and down the valley of Cojup. So many glaciers... [View Full Entry]

By Poz
August 20th 2006

Cusco and Machu Pichu

South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu

Dawn at Machu Pichu
They use the llamas to keep the grass short.

A few photos of Machu Pichu, Cusco, and Ollantaytambo... [View Full Entry]

By Poz
August 19th 2006

Lares Valley Trek

South America » Peru

Our Little Quechuan Helper (Luz)
1st day; beginning of trek at Pascana.

A few photos with more to come... [View Full Entry]

By Poz
August 2nd 2006

Condoriri and Huayna Potosi

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Huayna Potosí

The Village of Tuni (14,600 feet)
Our starting point of the trek with Huayna Potosi in the distance (our ending point).

Jen and I did a 5-day trek in the Bolivian Cordillera Real between the Condoriri and Huayna Potosi base camps. The last day I woke up at midnight and climbed the heavily-glaciated Huayna Potosi (19,974 feet) with a guide. [View Full Entry]

By Poz
July 22nd 2006

Copacabana and Isla del Sol

South America » Bolivia » La Paz Department » Isla del Sol

Copacabana

Jen and I spent 3 days trekking around Isla del Sol on Lake Titicaca--quite a beautiful island. [View Full Entry]

By Poz
July 15th 2006

Two Weeks in the Galapagos

South America » Ecuador » Galápagos

Bartolome

More pictures coming soon! [View Full Entry]

By Poz
July 1st 2006

Canoeing the Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria

South America » Peru

Amazonian Sunset

The Reserva Nacional Pacaya-Samiria of northern Peru is the largest seasonally-flooded lowland rainforest of the Amazon Basin. It is a massive wilderness area with large populations of rare wildlife. Our goal was to reach the reserve and view some wildlife from a canoe. Just getting there was an interesting trip in itself. To reach the reserve, we started our Amazon journey at the Amazon port town of Yurimaguas--after a collectivo ride down from Tarapoto. It was quite eventful; we ran out of gas, skirted steep rainforest cliffs, and hit a mototaxi during a rainstorm. In Yurimaguas, w [View Full Entry]

By Poz
May 28th 2006

Cañon del Colca!

South America » Peru » Arequipa » Colca Canyon

Condor Above the Cañon del Colca
Six condors continually swooped by during the day at Cruz del Condor.

Pictures from my trek down to the bottom of one of the deepest canyons in the world. Then, I continued up the other side and over a 5100 meter (16700 feet) pass. [View Full Entry]