my boots on their wild dogsled ride

October 23rd 2011
Caviahue--Winter Wonderland Dog sledding, hiking up to the rim of a volcano and peering into its sulfur lake, and taking a mud bath--all in my first day in tiny Caviahue. For six weeks, I snow-shoed and hiked to waterfalls, lakes and over mountains for hours with ethereal silence and no one else in sight. No need to catch a bus or pay for an excursion to hike in the mountains--I just walked out t ... read more

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Tara Cloud

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I´m a one-way ticket, slow traveler, relishing the freedom of the open road and trusting serendipity to guide my journey. When I was younger, I used to travel for a year at a time. Then a few years ago, I roamed Europe and North Africa for three and a half years and liked that even better. On August 1st, 2010, I left my peaceful Mission Canyon paradise in Santa Barbara's mellow summer and emerged from a couple of planes a day and a world later in the teeming, sub-zero streets of Buenos Aires´winter. Now, with the Andes, Amazon and Galapagos between here and home, will three years be enou... full info

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29th October 2011

John Smith
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Love ylour Andes pics ! ...
...but don't think I would do well in that climate. You might want to meet my long-time friend Will Steger sometime. Or, maybe you already kniow him. He used to visit Rancho Vejar every year.... --JOHN

30th October 2011

taracloud
Tara Cloud

good to hear from you!
Hey John, good to hear from you. I thought it got pretty nippy in your mountains, no? Well, I may not stay in SB when I return--I'm totally enamored by the snow. Don't know Will, but sounds like someone I'd enjoy. Hope all's well with you!

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