Photos from Caviahue, Neuquén, Argentina, South America

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refugio cat on his sheep-skin blanket

fab basalt lines--similar ones harken to robbed monks at the Penitentes Ski Resort

happy sled dogs

with friends up at the ski resort when skiers descended the night slopes with torches

final waterfall on the Cascadas del Agrio trail

hexagonal basalt blocks

indigenous shepher's hut--buried under snow when I first visited it

araucarias on basalt columns

wild, coyote-like pup that often accompanied me on walks

one of several water birds on the acidic lake

rock sacred to the indigenous Mapuche

A river? No! Spring thaw on the town's main street heading to the road out of town

14 sunset--aurancarias in shade, mountain still in sun

snow ladden introduced pine

in the araucaria forest

mud puddle streets left as the mud rivers dry up

spring streets of deep mud rivers and slushy snow

young araucaria buried deeply in fresh snow

snowed-in, mineral springs resort, Copahue from atop the volcano

peaks of these volcanos in the Andean cordillera mark the border between Argentina and Chile

amazing Patagonian UFO-like double cloud

dog sled passing through town, back from an adventure

streets deep with snow when I arrived in spring

araucaria dusted with snow

call of the wild--dogs often accompanied me on walks

sharp, waxy needles and alligator bark of araucaria

misty, daggerotype-like image

feminine snow mountain with chakras highlighted

everything dazzled the morning after a snow

classic umbrella shape of araucaria in front of Pyramid Mountain.

ice flows on the Rio Agrio

me on top of the Andes

dinner at Refugio Caniche--friends and family

king of the mountain

Caviahue classic--araucaria, black basalt columns , snow

snow starting to melt along the lake edge

winter sunset reflections

snow reflections

Volcano Copahue's crater lake of turquoise glacier melt and yellow, swirling sulfer

my smiling sled dog team

Caviahue nestled between its lake and its mountains

Caviahue below its volcano; reflections like this were generally available only in winter when the infamous Patagonian winds subsided

Salto del Agrio

Valle de Trolope

Caviahue

Lizard

Araucaria

Cascada Escondida

Cascade

Copahue volcano

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