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March 20th 2011
Published: November 12th 2011
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El Chalten--Drama Central The infamous Patagonian winds whipped around at a velocity I didn't know possible, shape-shifting the clouds into castles and dragons and preventing me from standing upright. Sun turned to wind turned to rain, and then to hail all in a few hours--the famous Patagonian four seasons in a day. Here in late March in the southern Patagonia Andes, chilly autumn was alread... Read Full Entry



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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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my log cabin dorm my log cabin dorm
my log cabin dorm
memorial chapel for climbers who perished on the mountainsmemorial chapel for climbers who perished on the mountains
memorial chapel for climbers who perished on the mountains
log bridge, fancy with a handraillog bridge, fancy with a handrail
log bridge, fancy with a handrail
lenga, southern beech, forest lenga, southern beech, forest
lenga, southern beech, forest
seemingly dwarf forest, really short nire in the rocky moraine left by the retreating glacier--Rio Fitz Ro in backyseemingly dwarf forest, really short nire in the rocky moraine left by the retreating glacier--Rio Fitz Ro in backy
seemingly dwarf forest, really short nire in the rocky moraine left by the retreating glacier--Rio Fitz Ro in backy
nire (southern beech) with autumn colors in late summer nire (southern beech) with autumn colors in late summer
nire (southern beech) with autumn colors in late summer
glacier-fed Rio de las Vueltas undulating across the valleyglacier-fed Rio de las Vueltas undulating across the valley
glacier-fed Rio de las Vueltas undulating across the valley
town ends at the confluence of two riverstown ends at the confluence of two rivers
town ends at the confluence of two rivers
these characters were all over town--the gift of an artistthese characters were all over town--the gift of an artist
these characters were all over town--the gift of an artist
Argentine fast food-- empanadas, choripan (sausage and bun), pizza-in a rustic, metal restaurantArgentine fast food-- empanadas, choripan (sausage and bun), pizza-in a rustic, metal restaurant
Argentine fast food-- empanadas, choripan (sausage and bun), pizza-in a rustic, metal restaurant
bizarro rocksbizarro rocks
bizarro rocks
slanting sun's rays on the bunch grasses on the high steppeslanting sun's rays on the bunch grasses on the high steppe
slanting sun's rays on the bunch grasses on the high steppe
Georgia O;Keefe cliffsGeorgia O;Keefe cliffs
Georgia O;Keefe cliffs
end of an era--the asphalting or Patagonian Ruta 40end of an era--the asphalting or Patagonian Ruta 40
end of an era--the asphalting or Patagonian Ruta 40
El Chalten--trekking capital of ArgentinaEl Chalten--trekking capital of Argentina
El Chalten--trekking capital of Argentina
sham bilingual recycling bin solely for touristssham bilingual recycling bin solely for tourists
sham bilingual recycling bin solely for tourists



12th November 2011

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

TARA IN EL CHALTERN...OR IS IT HEAVEN..?
Thank you for presenting the jewel that is El Chaltern...one of my favourite places...and Ruta 40...always an adventure.
12th November 2011

Paul
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Stunnig pictures
12th November 2011

Paul and Emma
Travel Diaries

Stunnig pictures, well done, safe travels

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