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Patagonia 2014: at the end of the world

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In the midst of freezing rain, spring arrives.
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In the midst of freezing rain, spring arrives.

  • Sunrise at El Calafate, on Lago Argentino, where we began exploring Patagonia.
  • A few hours later, we were on a boat on another part of the lake . . .
  • The blue icebergs were startling.
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  • The boat approaches the Upsala Glacier, the largest glacier in South America, 35 miles long and 6 miles wide.
  • ice sculpture
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  • We transferred from the boat to a 4x4 vehicle. This is a poor photo but it shows the conditions which greeted us at the end of the road. As we walked to the viewpoint in stinging sleet, someone asked, "Are we having fun yet?"
  • 4x4 vehicles from Estancia Christina at the end of the road.t From here we walked through sleet and wind to see Upsala Glacier.
  • The landscape was slick and beautiful.
  • In the midst of freezing rain, spring arrives.
  • Deep blue Lago Antlermo, with Cono Glacier above and Upsala Glacier on the far right.
  • Mt. Norte beyond the Upsala Glacier.
  • Mt. Norte
  • Upsala Glacier is one of seven glaciers that feed into the aqua waters of Lago Argentino.
  • Berlacchi Glacier
  • The leading edge of Upsala Glacier, named for the Swedish University that sponsored the first glaciological studies of the area.
  • Map of Los Glaciares National Park in the small refuge where we gathered.
  • Poster showing how Upsala Glacier receded between 1931 and 2006.
  • Belemnites set in rock.
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