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Adventures in the Alps… Continues
Michelle arrived in Munich and joined us in Germany for the week. Nilo, Miche, and I did a day hike up to the Blaueisgletscher, which begins at the Hintersee in Germany. We had to see a glacier for...
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Greetings from Greece!
From Germany, Nilo and I traveled to Greece to spend a week on the islands of Santorini and Folegandros. In Santorini we stayed in Akrotiri, which is on the southern part of the island, and had...
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Greetings from Greece… Continued!
After a few days on Santorini, we took a 40 minute ferry West, to the small, beautiful island of Folegandros. With very few Americans, and mostly Greeks, we toured the island via bus and taxi boat. The...
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A bit of Oregon before heading south to Argentina
On a bit of a detour to Argentina, I made a stop in Oregon to get in some blue bird days of backcountry skiing. We spent the weekend camping at La Pine State Park and skied Tumalo mountain. It was 50...
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In the beautiful land of Salta, Argentina
I’ve finally started my journey to Argentina to explore the Cerro Galan Caldera in NW Argentina! The work I have planned is part of a National Geographic Young Explorer’s Grant, and will involve...
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A day trip to Jujuy
We made it to San Salvador de Jujuy (referred simply as Jujuy, pronounced hu-hui), another state in Argentina that lies in the northwest corner of the country. We drove ~100 km north from Salta to...
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Getting familiar with NW Argentina
I wanted to include a map of the Salta region to help show just where our adventures our taking us these days. We are working with a man here in Salta named Angel, who has helped us to organize almost...
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Our trip to La Quebrada de las Conchas
On a day excursion to the south, we traveled toward the city of Cafayate along the 183-kilometer-long Route 68. We started our journey in the lush sub-tropical climate of Salta and found ourselves in...
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NW Argentina and its Delicious Wines!
As part of our adventure to Cafayate, we couldn’t help but stop at a winery to personally experience just what makes the wines in Argentina so good! Just past the Quebrada de Las Conchas along Route...
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A weekend in Cachi!
Julia, the third member of our group, joined us in Salta on Thursday and we decided to go on a weekend adventure to the town of Cachi. Cachi is a beautiful town located at the foot of the Nevado de...
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