| | | ....but now revealed--Mount Fitzroy | |
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| | Cerro Torre--in morning cloud | |
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| | | Cerro Torre--the ultimate climb | |
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| | We just sat and gazed for over an hour | |
| | | I think that must be..yes, Cerro Torre! | |
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| | Just to prove I went there | |
| | | Beautiful meadows on the way down | |
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| | An almost clear view--very rare, I'm told | |
| | | And yes, a very rare view of me--again!! | |
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| | Bill Carmichael & Steve Conlon | |
| | | Perfect conditions--may be blurred... | |
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| | ....with hand-held telephoto | |
| | | Panoramic view--it was actually warm that day | |
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| | A peak that is all ice--the "mushroom" | |
| | | One last look.....sorry, no more now | |
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| | El Chalten--frontier town | |
| | | Uppsala Glacier from Lago Argentino | |
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| | Speeding away from the glacier | |
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| | ...carved out by the wind | |
| | | Estancia Cristina--unaccustomed luxury | |
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| | Old sheep shearing shed--now a 5* restaurant | |
| | | The perfect Argentinian lunch--with wine, siempre | |
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| | A short stroll to glacier after that lunch | |
| | | A glacier passed this way only... | |
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| | 30 years ago--new lakes appeared | |
| | | Joe with rock falls--watch out below!! | |
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| | Alice (Liske) down a rabbit hole | |
| | | Sedimentary layers and lichens | |
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| | A steep climb down--Luchi's speciality | |
| | | They came to pick us up in the middle of nowhere!! | |
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| | | We head for the hills on horseback | |
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| | | The horses wait while we lunch | |
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| | Inside the gaucho hut--BBQ and vino | |
| | | Joe and Mary-Ellen--in horse drag | |
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| | Peterson-- looking more like his horse every day | |
| | | We leave Estancia Cristina by boat | |
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| | Perrito Moreno Glacier--awesome | |
| | | It cracks and grumbles night and day | |
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| | Part on the left created by 2004 "rupture" | |
| | | Los Notros--our last night in Patagonia (sob!) | |
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| | Evil Bill and Bad Bill in funereal mood in BA | |
| | | Evita Peron's mausoleum in BA--we nearly joined her!! | |
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