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Photo Of The Day – Trekkers’ Marks – Hage Photo

Peter West Carey — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 17:46:37 +0000

Title: Trekkers’ Marks

Description: Red dots and circles show the way as trekkers travel from refugio to refugio along the Nahuel Huapi Traverse. The popular 40-kilometer traverse connects four refugios in Nahuel Huapi National Park west of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.

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Photo Of The Day – Monte Fitz Roy – Hage Photo

Peter West Carey — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:42:41 +0000

Title: Monte Fitz Roy

Description: Agnes Stowe treks to Monte Fitz Roy Lookout in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. Los Glaciares National Park is home to the legendary peaks Cerro Torre and Monte Fitz Roy (3441 meters). The easy access to the base of Fitz Roy attract trekkers from all over the world. January 2010

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Photo Of The Day – Trekking Argentina – Hage Photo

Peter West Carey — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:39:30 +0000

Title: Trekking Argentina

Description: Agnes Stowe follows a footbridge along a craggy section of the trail to Refugio Frey in Nahuel Huapi National Park outside San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina. Located on Laguna Tonchek under the peaks of Cerro Catedral, Refugio Frey is the first refugio on the popular 40-kilometer Nahuel Huapi Traverse.

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Photo Of The Day – Trekking Past Waterfalls – Hage Photo

Peter West Carey — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 15:32:33 +0000

Title: Trekking Past Waterfalls

Description: Agnes Stowe hikes past a waterfall as she follows the trail above Laguna Jakob on a side trek from Refugio Jakob (San Martin). Refugio Jakob is the second of four refugios on the 40-kilometer Nahuel Huapi Traverse in Nahuel Haupi National Park west of San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina.

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Photo Of The Day – Setting Up Camp – Agnes and Matt Hage

Peter West Carey — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:32:23 +0000

Title: Setting Up Camp

Description: Agnes Stowe at Campamento Poincenot in Los Glaciares National Park near El Chalten, Argentina. Los Glaciares National Park is home to the legendary peaks Cerro Torre and Monte Fitz Roy (3441 meters). The easy access to the base of Fitz Roy attract trekkers from all over the world. January 2010

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Next Journey: Ecuador and Patagonia

Peter West Carey — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 16:34:48 +0000

Kim is currently out of school and while we have the time, I’m planning another adventure rather quickly. My plan is to head to Patagonia and maybe Ecuador leaving this coming weekend. I still have to buy tickets so I’m not 100% sure yet. I’ll be back around the 5th of December if all goes as planned.

I’ve wanted to head to Patagonia for quite a while and while I’d love to have Kim and Sabrina with me, they are planning on heading to PA for Thanksgiving this year. So I’ll be solo, which works as well. My plan is to head to Santiago and then catch a local flight to Bariloche or maybe El Calafate. Another crazy idea is to rent a car and drive across the Andes and visit James’ brother in Argentina, before heading south. Of course, I need to mention this to James first. :)

I think I’ll bring the laptop and Canon camera. I’d like to try blogging about it as I go but don’t want to force myself to. As it is, I’ve only got 2 days of the Nepal trip written with 19 more to go and here I’d be interspersing with a South America trip. So maybe I’ll just take notes as I did before and write it up upon my return. Either way, I’m not going to pressure myself too much to do either. Most important is to just experience the area for what it is. I’ve had some friends head down there before and give me some insight and pictures (thanks Ray! And Liz, I’d love the hiking map!).

Patagonia is a large area and I don’t plan to see it all. Ecuador was kinda an odd thought initially when the trip was shorter. I’ve never been and I’d love to see where the good chocolate comes from. I’m trying to work with a chocolate manufacturer with operations in Ecuador to write up a story for Organicreviews.org as well as maybe a mainstream publication. Plus they have some bitchin’ rafting which is one thing I really, really want to do on this trip. Trekking in Nepal along those rivers reminded me of how much I missed being near and on them. I love water and especially the moving kind.

If you have any advice or words of wisdom, please pass them along in the comments section below.