KJ at Termas Trancura

Me and vulcan

Termas

February 18th 2007
I am beat to crap. We paddled this morning on the Lower Trancura. It was POURING, POURING. River was rising all through the run and the side streams were adding cfs and sediment. I fell into a hole below Gravel Bar rapid, looked up and thought, gawd this water is sort of purple-colored. I pulled off a sloppy half-roll and got rescued by Tren. Hurts my pride, I should be able to roll. Anyway, I lic ... read more

South America » Chile » Araucanía » Pucón

Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

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KJ Johnson

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Adventures in Chile, maybe beyond! These pix and tales are from a two+ week trip to the Lakes District in Chile, this February. Along with 8 other folks, I had a blast in a kayak school conducted by the unmatched Long Family of Cascade Raft and Kayak School, Payette, Idaho. (www.cascaderaft.com). Lots of us SoCal boaters know the extended Long family and have taken other instruction with them in Idaho and near Kernville, CA, thus the level of familiarity. Prior to the kayak part I also spent some time in Valparaiso and Santiago with a pal. This blogging software is much better for handling p... full info

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