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Some cool vintage travel posters in our hostel in Buenos Aires.
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Home sweet home!
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Some really, really good yogurt I wish they sold in the...
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Doing a little shopping on Avendida Florida. We were...
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Buenos Aires ice cream and gelato is famously good. ...
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I was very excited about this ice cream. The best type...
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Homer Simpson poster spotted on Calle Florida.
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Jay and I go to see the Pink Palace of Evita fame.
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Pink palace up close. Sadly not open to the public as it...
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Cool statue in the light.
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Guards of the Casa Rosada.
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It was a hot afternoon.
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Jay taking a breather in the afternoon heat.
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Sadly don't remember who this guy was. West of the Casa Rosada.
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Jay and I spent the twilight hours roaming the...
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Simpsons garden gnomes! There were so many interesting...
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Che Guevara chucks. Nice.
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Havana Club rum. Not going to find that in the States.
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Dead animal parts in a market in San Telmo.
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Church in San Telmo.
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Jay looking at a church in San Telmo.
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Just looked like a yummy cafeteria.
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Imprisoned poodle. Spotted in San Telmo.
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Typical Buenos Aires street scene. Rough around the...
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Hanging out near the Obelisco on Avendida 26 de Mayo,...
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Cute Reebok commercial featuring a play on Buenos Aires gelato.
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Jay hanging out by the obelisco.
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The obelisco at night.
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John in front of the obelisco at night.
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Dinner at a vegetarian organic restaurant in Palermo. ...
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Elevator shaft in our hostel.
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Jay, on the streets of Buenos Aires.
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Jay, hanging out in the Buenos Aires subway, one of the...
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Jay in the Buenos Aires subway.
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Jay at the Evita museum in Buenos Aires' exclusive...
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I really liked this pantry in the Evita museum.
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Everything is labeled, even Yerba, for Yerba Mate, the...
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Photograph of refrigerators being built in a factory in...
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Jay and I get lunch after a long morning of museum-ing.
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Close up of our pie. Really decent pizza.
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And next we went to go get ice cream.
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Who would have thought Blockbuster would be a thing, in...
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Ice cream at Persicco.
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Jay, in sweet rapture.
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Jay had actually said he didn't want ice cream before we...
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Yay for creamy sugary treats made from dulce.
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Uh oh I hope it's not getting in my beard!
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Ingenious! Persicco even installed sinks along one wall...
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Ice cream delivery scooters. Apparently if you want an...
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Bizarre Biblioteca Nacional de la República Argentina...
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The feeling of disrepair at the library was made to feel...
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Snack time!
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This guy doesn't look like he misses many meals!
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Next stop was the Cementerio de la Recoleta, an amazing...
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Strange to see so many well kept up mausoleums as well...
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Jay surveying the surroundings at Cementerio de la Recoleta.
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Creepy glass window covered with cobwebs on the front...
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Cemeteries are creepy!
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Self portrait in a mirror of a mausoleum.
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There were lots of creepy spooky photograph opportunities here.
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Pretty fancy!
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Yep, there are dead people inside those. Way creepier...
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Jay, wandering the grounds.
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Architecturally, this cemetery was a bit of a hodgepodge.
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Jay, looking at some dead people.
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I think Jay liked this particular mausoleum.
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The symbolism is overwhelming.
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Many of the grave sites had fallen into disrepair.
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Crazy wrought iron wreath.
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Jay photographing something or another.
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Pretty great bronze door.
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This guy had an even better beard than me!
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I wonder what the blue glass is for.
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This translates as "I shall not completely die" and is...
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Stairs with dead people at the bottom.
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A lot of the mausoleums were just fasçades with nothing...
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Lots of coffins.
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Cool window shape.
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Jay, taking a breather, with Buenos Aires' Recoleto in...
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Some mausoleums even had wildflowers growing out of...
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This place was big. At this point, we wanted to just...
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This crumbling tenement seemed out of place in this...
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Finally we find Evita's grave. Not surprisingly it was...
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Close up of several of the plaques on Evita's mausoleum....
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Another cool skull and crossbones, or cross half-bones.
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Crowd milling around Evita's grave.
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Neat cypress trees, that symbolize the spirit rising to...
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Very Tim Burton-esque statue.
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Jay, taking a breather. We've seen about as much as we...
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Neat statues.
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This was a fun place to take pictures. It would have...
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Another cool view of these same statues.
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More rows of graves.
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After leaving the cemetery, Jay and I took a long walk...
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Next we passed by this enormous sculpture called...
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Wow, my beard used to be so big.
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Floralis Genérica as we start to lose sunlight. ...
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Funny looking tropical bird sitting on the edge of...
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Bird flying around in the giant flower.
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If you look closely, you can see our reflection in...
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Jay and I walked by Canal Siete (Channel 7) one of the...
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Finally, we arrived at MALBA. Outside MALBA was a neat...
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Some non-latin American art in MALBA. Picture...
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Flash forward to 3am or so that same night: after a nap,...
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John and Jay with the Buenos Aires school teachers that...
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Jay and I had planned to stay until things wound down...
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Even turning on the fluorescent lights didn't help to...
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This couple was very talented, and good looking.
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After hailing a cab back to our hostel and getting a...
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Not to be defeated by the rain, we ducked into a Havanna...
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Cue sad trombone tone. Patagonia is ony open from 10-1...
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It was a rainy, rainy afternoon.
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More pictures of Jay in the rain.
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Here was a memorial to the Fauklands War with the U.K....
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Some tower near the Retiro train station, that was...
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Jay and I were both about to fall on our noses from...
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And enjoy he did.
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Jay looks hungry!
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A couple seated near us ordered a parrillada para dos,...
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Jay doesn't like onions so this was my doing only. Wow,...
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Buenos Aires washed bright and shiny by the rain.
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Boarding our flight to Ushuaia. It's a 4+ hour flight...
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It was a brand new good looking Boeing 737.
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Jay and I settle into our beautiful brand-new...
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Looking at the mineral rich rivers flowing from the...
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The El Calafate airport. Hopelessly inadequate...
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Taking off from El Calafate passing Lago Argentina,...
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Cerro Fitz Roy rears it's 11,000 foot head from over 200...
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Lago Argentino is huge. A week later, our drive to El...
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The color of Lago Argentino was amazing, especially...
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Flying south to Tierra Del Fuego, we were greeted with...
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Tierra Del Fuego looks like a mountaineering and skiing...
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Making our approach to the sleepy, southernmost city in...
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The Beagle Channel, supposedly where Darwin piloted the...
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Turning around at the end of the runway in Ushuaia.
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The Ushuaia (USH) airport with an impressive looking...
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Jay and I settle into our temporary bunks at La Posta...
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Lots of games of pickup soccer... these guys were good.
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A lot of German influence in the architecture here.
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We happened upon a high school graduation parade,...
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We happened upon a high school graduation parade,...
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Jay in Ushuaia.
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Pretty great Sphynx. It's even missing the nose.
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Run-aground ship in Ushuaia's harbor.
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Local beer, called Beagle, as in Darwin's boat and the...
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Here comes the yellow submarine! Complete with singing...
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Jay and I got a pretty good vantage point from a raised...
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Pretty good command of English to be able to use puns,...
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Had this been a few months later I would have guessed...
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Here come the king and queen sea creature, I guess.
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A steam ship was one of the more elaborate and...
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Steam ship flying the Argentian colors.
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Earth water fire?
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I think this is supposed to represent famous monuments...
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After we had had enough (and were freezing) we ducked...
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The next day, Jay and I signed up for a boat tour which...
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Aboard our rather luxurious motor-catamaran.
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It was pretty windy and cold on the deck of our boat.
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Lots of wildlife to look at. I think these were either...
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Island of king cormorants, which basically look like...
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Nesting king cormorants.
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More nesting king cormorants.
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Jay warming up inside our boat's cabin.
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Alpha male sea lion protecting his harem from our boat.
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Lighthouse near Ushuaia which was quite picturesque.
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Jay trying to stay warm.
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Another shot of the lighthouse.
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A Chilean naval ship. The land in the background is...
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Magellanic penguins!
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They were really cute, and only a little ridiculous...
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Penguins on the beach.
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Magellanic penguin.
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Jay with a penguin in the background.
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Penguin swimming (can you see him at the left of the photo?).
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Tourists with penguins, who seemed to be involved in...
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Pretty range of mountains behind Ushuaia on our ride back.
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The S.S. National Geographic or somesuch. I think this...
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Interesting architecture in Ushuaia.
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The water here is cold enough that apparently...
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The staff getting ready to let people off the boat.
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Jay being careful not to fall into the Beagle Channel and freeze.
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Jay with a bust of Eva Peron.
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John and Eva Peron.
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Jay and John hiking up a ski run at Ushuaia's only...
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Jay catching snowflakes.
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No worries, it's not dandruff. Jay with snow in his hair.
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I wish I remember what Jay was doing here. Walk like an...
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Apparently we weren't supposed to go past this sign...
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Pretty scenery, but not the crevassed, craggy scape we expected.
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Jay hiking up the Martial Glacier. Good thing we have...
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Jay and John at the highest point we hiked to.
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Hiking back down in the soft snow was fun. Good thing...
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Apparently they are big fans of Fernet in Argentina. Cool!
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Happy birthday Jay! Spent in Parque Nacional Tierra Del Fuego.
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Jay walking down to where our hike would start. The bus...
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Mussels on the beach! Not to be eaten. A) It's a...
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The mussels do look delicious though!
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John eating some lunch on the beach at the start of our hike.
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Hiking along the shore in a short wooded section. The...
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Beds of mussels and limpets growing by the shore.
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Mussels and limpets close up.
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Mussels underwater. Some look to be open slightly. ...
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Jay surveying the beagle channel as we make ourselves...
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Jay with the Beagle Channel in the background.
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A meadow-y section of the hike.
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Weird bulbous growths on the branches and roots of trees...
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Jay, looking out at the ocean.
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Jay with a tall mountain in the background.
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It was very, very pretty here. Check out how clear the water is.
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Blue water, green land, white snow.
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Very clear water.
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More mussel beds from underwater.
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Jay, looking at some mussel beds.
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Lots and lots of underwater mussels.
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What scenery!
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Wild horses. I thought so, though I guess Jay made the...
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Some funny looking geese.
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Hello, horsey.
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Jay ponderin' the yonder.
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Mangy looking animals. They seemed pretty tame though.
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Jay, looking at the horses I think.
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Bright green sea grasses!
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More mussels. I had fun taking these underwater shots.
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Mysterious bone from some unknown beast.
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I think this was called a fire bush and we saw these...
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So apparently at one point European settlers introduced...
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Jay hiking on his birthday.
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Jay, as we were exploring a little spit of land where a...
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Jay and John portrait.
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Aforementioned raptor looking for more food.
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Kinda looks like a chicken hawk or something.
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Yummy meal for the raptor.
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Jay surveying a beach.
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Very pretty light forested section toward the end of our...
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Hiking through some swampy parts, probably caused by beaver dams.
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Washing the salt off our hiking boots by a small footbridge.
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Beautiful boggy swamp.
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This time without the trees to frame it.
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Probably also caused by some busy beavers.
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Very glad there was a boardwalk. Very swampy.
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Jay checking out a 5,000 foot mountain. We're basically...
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Another rascally rabbit.
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The southern terminus of "Ruta 3" which, under various...
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Picking up Jay's birthday cake at the local sweet shop...
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Jay cutting up some birthday cake.
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¡Feliz cumpleaños a Jay!
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I was particularly proud of having used my very basic...
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The cake was a dulce de leche / tres leches cake with...
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We made a piece for Christian Alejandro Flores (what a...
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Jay photographing the cake.
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John and Jay getting a lesson from Lucas (not pictured)...
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Dad, if you're ever in Ushuaia, you should check out the...
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A machine that makes patches. A cottage industry, literally.
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A boat made entirely of chocolate!
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The hat that Jay will regret not purchasing for the rest...
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You really regret the things you don't do, rather than...
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Fuegian Lamb: It's what's for dinner.
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Medieval torture device or dinner?
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Jay at dinner after a long day of trip planning.
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The yerba mate calabaza Jay and I bought in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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Our little youth hostel, on the outskirts of town.
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Jay and the Gordon fisherman guy, or someone who looks like him.
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After we landed in El Calafate, we were worried we would...
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Turns out a lot of Patagonia is a lot of nothing. Very...
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Crossing one of the rivers flowing from Lago Argentino.
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Stopping the bus to check out a giant ice berg that had...
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Pretty grizzly self portrait.
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Llamas!
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We stopped at a cafe along the way (literally the only...
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Getting closer to El Chaltén. Seeing Cerro Torre and...
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Sunset over the Andes during the drive to El Chaltén.
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So long sun...
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Cerro Torre (left) and Fitzroy (right) on an...
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Looking out the front window of our shuttle bus as we...
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Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitzroy. Patagonia logo, I think....
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View out the window of our 50 peso per night hostel...
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Jay, ready to conquer the mountain.
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Walking through the sleepy streets of El Chaltén.
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Cool old army van with the Fitz looming in the background.
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Leaving the little frontier town of El Chaltén behind...
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Jay passing some backpackers as we start the our hike...
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Jay starting the hike to Cerro Torre.
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Looking down on the river that flows from the Cerro...
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First view of Cerro Torre, literally tower mountain. A...
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Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitzroy in one view.
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Playing around with the wide format option on my camera....
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Cerro Torre, widescreen edition.
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John with Cerro Torre and Cerro Fitzroy, self portrait.
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Trying to do a timed self-portrait, I believe.
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Neat looking dead tree.
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Jay coming up the path. Poor Jay, I don't think he was...
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Watching television Patagonia style... Patagoniavision.
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Seriously the most beautiful mountain I have ever seen. ...
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John with the whole landscape behind him.
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John, in paradise.
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Closeup.
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Jay hiking toward Cerro Torre. At this point, I don't...
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Jay with Cerro Torre in the background.
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Having a good day out.
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Cerro Torre post card shot. I never get sick of looking...
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These UFO-like clouds are formed by very high winds,...
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It should have been about this point we should be...
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Jay and UFO clouds.
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Hiking through a bucolic little forest section.
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Walking down some steps to a small stream crossing.
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Gray glacial fed mineral rich water flowing from the...
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Jay saying hi.
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At this point it got extremely windy so Jay and I took a...
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As we rounded the corner for our final close-up view of...
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Cerro Torre's glacier (at left) but besides that mostly...
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Jay next to the Cerro Torre lake.
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Bird held motionless in the air above us by the strong...
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Bird suspended in air.
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Jay hiking up an exposed ridge line to get a better view...
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Wow it was windy and cold!
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Cerro Torre glacier, up close.
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Self-portrait at my designated turnaround time (Jay took...
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Jay hiking back down.
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Chunks of the glacier, held against one side of the lake...
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Jay inspecting the glacial debris.
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Jay inspecting the glacial debris.
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Making our way back to town.
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Sunshine rays beaming down on Jay, who was a real...
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Just a glorious afternoon, except for how Jay was feeling.
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Self portrait.
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Comic sans was sadly popular for trail signs in Patagonia.
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Jay dragging his weary bones back into El Chaltén.
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Good example of typical construction in El Chaltén. I...
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Pretty sweet old Volkswagen.
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Jay, standing in front of a pizza parlor with a very...
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This guy has been a few places. I didn't realize it was...
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We decided to take a short hike up to some mirador or...
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Leaving the little town of El Chalten behind.
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Jay looking back toward town.
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Jay and these red flowers we kept seeing.
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Pretty red flowers.
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The town from our mirador. It's actually a pretty spot,...
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Sign at the entrance to town. "Capital Nacional de trekking"
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Jay decided to rest for the afternoon and I probably...
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The fog that had rolled in yesterday afternoon showed no...
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Bad blurry picture from a moving bus. Pink flamingos. ...
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Abandoned mining vehicle or something. Guess it got...
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A nice solitary hike in the Patagonian woods.
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Some glacier on private land. This was as close as you...
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Neat looking glacier up close.
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Setting the camera up on a rock and using a timer to try...
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Old man of the mountain.
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Looking back toward the Northeast.
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Still having fun with the camera timer.
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Getting better and better at these.
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A very long thin lake that runs between these mountains....
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Widescreen self portrait.
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Still lots of clouds and fog rolling in off the ice...
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I see faces in places!
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Great looking forest.
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Another self portrait.
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Next I went hiking along the lake. The water was very clear.
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Self portrait by the lake.
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Trying to get me and the lake in a single shot.
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Walking along the shore of the lake.
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Pretty waterfall along the drive back to town.
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Some more pink flamingos. Very far away.
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Foggy view of where Cerro Fitzroy should be.
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Crossing a bridge on the bus.
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Jay relaxing at Aylen Aike with proprietor Alberto.
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Jay and I head out in a cab the next morning to take us...
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Cerro Fitzroy is showing its cold stony face! An...
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Our cab driver had this goofy blue eyed baby husky plush...
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Leaving the National park to the north. We would start...
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Outside the park, since we were upstream, we saw much of...
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Nice view!
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This seemed to be some sort of device used for...
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Jay, a little chilly in the early morning air.
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Cool burnt tree that looks like an elf's shoe.
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Starting to get our first views of Cerro Fitzroy, still...
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Beautiful!
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And then for a moment it was clear! Cerro Fitzroy's...
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Having a good day out.
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And then the Fitz got covered up with clouds again, just...
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Too much contrast for this to be a good shot.
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Bridges Across Patagonia. The Album. For Catherine.
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Self portrait while hiking toward Fitzroy.
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"Los Tres" as they are called. Fitzroy on the right and...
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Jay said this is what he pictured most of Patagonia looking like.
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I'm sure glad I had that nice beard to keep my face warm!
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Jay with Los Tres in the background. The lake we are...
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It was such fun getting little glimpses of Fitzroy in...
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Hiking in the woods.
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Interesting that Hebrew was the third language they...
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No jamming tree logs through the doors of existing tents.
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Jay crossing a river on our way to Laguna De Los Tres. ...
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Starting the hike up the endless switchbacks. At least...
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Also, since we came in the park through the "back door"...
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Jay, thinking hard about something obviously.
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The trail was actually kind of treacherous because it...
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Getting close to the top! Now the trail is totally...
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Los Tres up close.
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John, pretty psyched to be here.
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Jay taking a breather at the top of this long climb. ...
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Climbing the last hill in our way.
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Looking back toward Lake Viedma (far, far distance). ...
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That hill on the left is where we would eat lunch.
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Los Tres, widescreen edition.
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John, finally arrived at the smurf-blood blue Laguna De Los Tres.
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Los Dos and the Laguna.
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John and Jay, pretty thrilled with this hiking adventure.
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Another shot.
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One more more serious looking pose.
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What a bizarre color. These icebergs had all fallen...
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There's always a higher mountain.
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John, with Lago Viedma in the far distance. This is...
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One of the French girls who was staying in our youth...
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View of the seracs lying just above the lake.
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Self portrait with Jay's head in the pic too.
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John, again. We never really got sick of taking...
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Yikes, looks like I'm about to tumble off the edge.
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Even better shot. This would be fun to play with in Photoshop.
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The yawning abyss.
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Jay trying to capture a glimpse of the Fitz.
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Hard to believe these mountains have been climbed. The...
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Jay, as the mountains finally clear up a bit.
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Even better! You can see why Cerro Chalten means...
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Still enjoying the view.
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Smoking mountain and John.
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Crazy!
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Almost entirely clear!
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It looks cold and windy up on top.
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What a day!
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Jay continuing to watch Patagonivision.
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I think at this point we are at about 5,000 ft....
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Still all smiles.
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I decided to go take a short hike to the next mountain...
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If you look really close, you might be able to spot Jay.
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Also, some people decided to go walk out on the frozen...
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Some damaged weather equipment maybe?
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Jay, as we pack up to head back to town.
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Jay, getting ready to go back to El Chaltén.
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Pretty view toward Lake Viedma.
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Neat rock formations that look fun for climbing.
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Jay with Lake Viedma in the background.
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Never getting tired of this view.
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Hiking back down. Now that it is afternoon, all the ice...
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As we leave, the Fitz gets swallowed up by clouds again.
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Neat cloud formation.
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Jay walking down the path.
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Really pretty view of glacier fed lakes and enormous...
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Taking a break on the hike down.
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Jay coming down the trail.
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Filling our water bottles from an icy stream
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Apparently the water is clean enough here there is no...
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Next activity: taking pictures underwater with our...
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Here's what the river looks like from underwater.
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Pretty picture that looks like reflections but is...
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I got a bad bug bite on my left cheek. (Taken from underwater.)
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The water was so clear and calm it barely distorted our...
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All of this underwater photography turned my hand bright...
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John, dead in Patagonia. Jay said he thought this is...
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On my feet again.
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Bridges Across Patagonia, heavy load edition. Only 1 at a time.
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Careful! Don't fall in! The water was surprisingly deep...
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Taking a breather.
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More underwater photography.
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Back down on somewhat level ground, a few thousand feet...
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On the hike back to town.
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Jay, trying to capture the storm in the background, but...
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Bad storm clouds on Cerro Fitzroy.
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Even more dramatic. Amazing how the light and cloud...
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Perfectly blue sky up top, and raging snow storm on the...
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So dramatic!
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Self-timer shot, trying to capture the storm, but again...
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Beautiful light coming through the clouds.
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Stopping at a peaceful lake with some campsites and a...
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Beautiful shot, I think. Taken with a fair amount of...
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Trying to zoom in even further to capture detail at the...
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Los Dos.
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A big tourist group had taken over most of a very large...
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This part of the park reminded me a lot of Zion National...
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John, pondering the vast valley below.
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Pretty patch of sunlight that snuck through the clouds somehow.
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John and Jay, ready for dinner. Don't we look so...
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This definitely felt like southern Utah.
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Jay checking out the view as we hike back to town. I...
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Looking up valley to the north. Chile is back there somewhere.
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Jay, taking a breather and enjoying the view.
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What a spectacular place!
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Back at the trail head. Long list of things not to do.
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We were definitely ready for dinner by this point.
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Old farm house or sheep house. Looked especially rustic...
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Cool green Mercedes truck. I think it had been...
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Ever thought of climbing Cerro Torre? This is what it...
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At the breakfast table. Not too much fresh fruit in these parts.
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Schlepping our stuff to the bus terminal to catch a ride...
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Jay had a pretty good setup for carrying two backpacks at once.
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Two hoodies on top of each other. Comfy! I guess it was...
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Some of the buses we saw had steel fences on the...
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Taking our 50 peso ride back to El Calafate.
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Dinner in El Calafate. Things here were very touristy...
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Jay's dinner. Way better than mine.
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Jay, seemingly glowing from behind.
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Jay's eye. Zoomed in as far as my camera would go from...
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The Perito Mereno glacier, as viewed from the...
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The surface of a glacier is like another planet.
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The scale of this thing is hard to capture in pictures. ...
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The topology at the toe of Perito Moreno provides for a...
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Looking north at the face of the glacier, which is...
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Jay and John at Perito Moreno Glacier.
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Jay and John at Perito Moreno Glacier.
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As we stood and watched we noticed it was getting...
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Beautiful ice formations at the toe of the Perito Moreno Glacier.
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That semi-circular patch of water without any icebergs...
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Fantastic deep blue colors being transmitted through the ice.
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The semi-circular patch grew as the waves pushed...
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A rather large boat that takes tourists close to the...
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Watching from part of the kilometers of observation...
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It was starting to get a little rainy, unfortunately.
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Jay eating lunch.
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Jay enjoying his lunch.
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Jay, watching the glacier carefully for more calves. ...
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Jay and Perito Moreno Glacier.
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Kersplash! A big section of glacier falling into the water.
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Dark blue ice behind the fresh cut.
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Huge section of the glacier falling off. I just...
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The fact that this shot and the previous shot were taken...
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The aforementioned under-construction observation deck.
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More glacier shots.
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Another section of glacier falling to its death. Or...
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Another splash.
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And a third.
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Getting dark and rainy. Perfect time to get on a boat...
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The Perito Moreno Glacier. Too bad there was fog...
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Another view from a different angle.
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Under-construction new fancy observation deck.
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All the things you can and cannot do.
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Jay chatting with one of the other people in our tour...
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View from much higher up (near the bus) that shows the...
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Jay and John on the bus to meet the boat to go to the glacier.
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On a boat! Headed for the glacier. Jay on the left.
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On a boat!
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The boat took us quite close to the front of the glacier.
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Getting off the boat on the other side of the lake. ...
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Trying to stay dry in the drizzle.
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Our guide (in the blue jacket / hat) gives us a lecture...
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During the half-kilometer walk through the woods to the...
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On our hike to the glacier. Most of this is barren land...
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Where's Waldo? Jay's in there somewhere.
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Jay, waiting for the rest of the group.
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Very dramatic from lake-level. This was about as close...
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Quite pretty.
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A self-timer shot that was a bit crooked.
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Like another planet. Another group returns from...
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I think I saw these in REI's latest catalog for next year.
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Jay gets fitted for crampons. This is probably the...
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Jay gets fitted for crampons.
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Our guide puts some crampons on my running shoes. Sweet!
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Is this too tight?
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Look at those new fancy kicks!
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Getting yet another lecture on what to do, and what not...
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Our guide was the only one who got crampons designed...
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Hiking up onto the glacier...
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Jay, doing a startlingly similar reenactment of this...
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Jay, grinning from ear to ear.
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John, next to a little lagoon in the ice.
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Similarly to the creepy feeling you get when standing on...
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Underwater glacial lagoon shot.
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Trudging up over to the next crevasse. Or guide says...
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Looking into a deep, deep crevasse. I guess if you fell...
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Our guide pointing out some feature to Jay.
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Lost on an alien ice planet.
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Jay, having fun with our non-front-pointing crampons.
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Jay on the Perito Moreno Glacier.
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Waiting while our guide instructs us not to fall into a crevasse.
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The color of these lagoons was so intense!
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Jay walking around a crevasse.
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Melty puddles of icy slush on top of the glacier.
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Underwater shot of glacier puddle.
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Underwater dirt on top of the glacier.
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Climbing a big hill.
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Our guides help us over a particularly steep ridge.
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By this point it had actually started to rain pretty...
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John on the Perito Moreno Glacier.
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On the Perito Moreno Glacier.
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Deep crevasse. I wonder how far it goes down.
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Another planet!
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Jay next to some seracs and crevasses.
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John next to a big flooded crevasse.
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Poor Jay.
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Underwater shot looking into one of the submerged crevasses.
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One of our guides.
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Jay and John self portrait on the Perito Moreno Glacier.
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At the end of our glacier mini-trek, as they called it,...
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Heading down the hill for some free scotch.
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Free scotch and alfajores ... Argentinian cookies filled...
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Ten year old scotch and ten thousand year old ice.
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Based on the number of tourists they see, I guess they...
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Scotch and cookies.
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Walking back to our boat to take us back to the bus to...
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Drying out on the boat ride back across the lake.
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We were supposed to go up close to the glacier for a...
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Jay on the boat ride back across Lago Argentino.
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Jay and Perito Moreno in the background.
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View out the window from our hostel in El Calafate. This...
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Martin stokes the fire for a massive barbecue....
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Fire and meat.
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Two Australians traveling separately who were wearing...
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Meat is all gone.
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Jay had picked up some gelato in town and so we had some...
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Gelato from downtown El Calafate. I don't know where Jay...
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Jay, on our early morning comfy half-day bus ride to...
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Waiting at the border crossing into Chile. This was a...
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Not much of a border crossing. We had to stand around in...
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Jay's rooster.