So it has been forever since I posted a blog. I could make all kinds of excuses for being lazy but I won't. I will try to catch you up as quickly as I can.
I left off somewhere in Patagonia. I had many magical experiences there but will not go into detail descibing them all. I will say that hiking and camping in Patagonia was the highlight of my South American experience. All said and done I spent six months in South America and almost two months was in the Southern region of Patagonia. That time can be broken into four parts: El Calafate, Argentina and the Perito Moreno Glacier; Puerto Natales, Chile and the Torres del Paine National Park; El Chalten, Argentina and the Fitzroy Range; and finally Ushuaia, the sothernmost city in the world located on Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
The area is pristine and breathtakingly beautiful. It is no wonder that Charles Darwin formalized his ideas about evolution after exploring this area. The earth down here is still in the process of being created. Fossils from the sea are found all over mountainsides, glaciers are still carving out the mountains and it's so clean that you can drink the water right from the rivers and lakes. It is a backpackers paradise!
I camped in my tent for about six weeks straight with only an occasional night in a hostel. The scenery was spectacular and camping is cheap! My favorite leg of the journey was an eight day backpacking trip into Torres del Paine park in Chile. The trek was about 130 kilometers long and involved every kind of terrain and weather you can imagine. Rain, wind, snow, heat, cold, blue sky and sunshine were the elements as I lugged my backpack through some of the most majestic mountain scenery in the world.
Other highlights were the Perito Moreno Glacier, advancing at six feet per day it is the fastest glacier in the world. Also Mount Torre and Fitzroy where world class climbers like Yvon Chounard (founder of the Patagonia company) test their skills with some of the most challenging mountaineering routes in the world. And Ushuaia, a crusty old sea town at the sothern tip of South America only 600 miles from Antarctica. All of these places created an incredible travel experience that I will not soon forget.
There is much more to see and do in South America but after six months and some great memories I was anxious to move on to Africa. I flew up to Buenos Aires, spent a few days and caught a plane to Cape Town, South Africa.
Stay tuned for some interesting adventures on the African continent! Jeff.
I left off somewhere in Patagonia. I had many magical experiences there but will not go into detail descibing them all. I will say that hiking and camping in Patagonia was the highlight of my South American experience. All said and done I spent six months in South America and almost two months was in the Southern region of Patagonia. That time can be broken into four parts: El Calafate, Argentina and the Perito Moreno Glacier; Puerto Natales, Chile and the Torres del Paine National Park; El Chalten, Argentina and the Fitzroy Range; and finally Ushuaia, the sothernmost city in the world located on Tierra del Fuego, Argentina.
The area is pristine and breathtakingly beautiful. It is no wonder that Charles Darwin formalized his ideas about evolution after exploring this area. The earth down here is still in the process of being created. Fossils from the sea are found all over mountainsides, glaciers are still carving out the mountains and it's so clean that you can drink the water right from the rivers and lakes. It is a backpackers paradise!
I camped in my tent for about six weeks straight with only an occasional night in a hostel. The scenery was spectacular and camping is cheap! My favorite leg of the journey was an eight day backpacking trip into Torres del Paine park in Chile. The trek was about 130 kilometers long and involved every kind of terrain and weather you can imagine. Rain, wind, snow, heat, cold, blue sky and sunshine were the elements as I lugged my backpack through some of the most majestic mountain scenery in the world.
Other highlights were the Perito Moreno Glacier, advancing at six feet per day it is the fastest glacier in the world. Also Mount Torre and Fitzroy where world class climbers like Yvon Chounard (founder of the Patagonia company) test their skills with some of the most challenging mountaineering routes in the world. And Ushuaia, a crusty old sea town at the sothern tip of South America only 600 miles from Antarctica. All of these places created an incredible travel experience that I will not soon forget.
There is much more to see and do in South America but after six months and some great memories I was anxious to move on to Africa. I flew up to Buenos Aires, spent a few days and caught a plane to Cape Town, South Africa.
Stay tuned for some interesting adventures on the African continent! Jeff.
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