Buenos Aries, Argentina
on January 19, 2012 from
First Trip to Uruguay 2012
A stop over for the day in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Before Flying over to Uruguay for a one week Trip, then returning to Ashland, Oregon. This is Summer in South America, but winter in the North. The day in Buenos Aires was spent touring the opera house which was closed for a remodel the first time in Buenos Aires. After a big walk, some time in Recoleta neighborhood. The next day for Uruguay…
Trinity Headwaters, California, USA
September 13, 2011
Hike! The headwaters of the Trinity River in Northern California.
Picked up our new friends s and t and drove to down to the headwaters about an hour and a half drive, then strained ourselves on a hike almost all uphill from Deadfall meadow. There were still some wildflowers but will not be for much longer this season.
Was hoping to get wet at the 2nd lake from the feeling of heat from climbing the path, but the lake had too cool of a wind, then the clouds started combining and spitting a few drops on the hurried way back to the car.
On 8/18/11, went for a drive down to Northern California and took a road west from just north of Weed, to see what was in the mountains. After first finding a nudist colony, we continued on the side paved road up the hill on the I P Rd. At the top was lot with some cars parked, at a crossing of the pacific crest trail.
We continued over the hill and down the other side of the mountain. Cme across another small lot across from a meadow of wildflowers. We thought we would stop for a minute, then found our how amazing the flowers were and took some pics.
After, continued on the road then back on a steep CA state highway 3 off the I P road, the went up a beautiful valley I didn’t know existed that led to Yreka.
After returning home, looked up more info on the meadow, and saw there were lakes above, so a place two go back to for sure. Tim went back, then saw how amazing it was, so we invited some friends to take the hike later.
Serena came to visit Ashland to see a few shows with her mom and a friend on August 6, 2011.
I had not seen Serena since the 1985 Santa Rosa High School Graduation. We met at the Oregon Shakespeare Festivals’ Green Show, where I was able to stalk her with the camera for a few minutes before the show was over.
Ballet Folklorico Ritmo Alegre was performing on stage.
We then met up, and went to Blue for some Greek food.
It was great to see such a great friend that was lost to me for so many lost years!
The Mt hood classic passed over the KOM or king of mountain twice on June 3, 2011.
The pictures were all taken at the top or near the top of Seven Mile Hill rd in The Dalles Oregon.
It a big rise in elevation with no break, so the strain at the top is an understandable look.
Bob was in Portland for a convention, on April 18, 2010, so we drove him out sightseeing on the Columbia Gorge. Stopping at the lookout, multnoma falls, then a drive up to The Dalles, then back to Hood River to take the Highway to Government Camp.
Above Govey, went to Timberline Lodge and had a great dinner.
Benefit Gorge Jazz Concert
The Dalles, Oregon, USA
April 10, 2011
In The Dalles, Oregon, performed on 10-Apr-2011 with The Gorge Jazz band at The Dalles Civic Auditorium led by Sam Grotte.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 12, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Leaving for north, the last day of the trip
Buenos Aires, Argentina
April 11, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Evita museum, and San Telmo and Boca Neighborhoods
Tigres, Argentina
April 10, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Two trains from retiro station in buenos aires, a switch to the tren de la costa got us out to Tigres for a great day and a boat tour around the canals.
Salta, Argentina and Border Chile
April 7, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
The Train to the Clouds goes early morning from Salta, Argentina up and over the border of Chile to a large bridge called La Polvorilla.
Then a return on the same line, back.
Mendoza, Argentina
April 6-8, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
We took an 18 hour bus ride from Mendoza, Argentina to Salta, Argentina to go on the tourst railroad called Tren De La Nubes but enjoyed the town of Salta while there.
Mendoza, Argentina
April 4-5, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Not a full 24 hours but over night and enough time to wander around Mendoza, Argentina before heading off again on a long 18 hour bus ride to Salta
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Andes Crossing, Chile and Argentina
April 4, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
On Easter Sunday, a bus over the Andes from Santiago, Chile to Mendoza, Argentina. The bus was double decker where we sat above the driver in the front. Beautiful but at time very frightening.
Sewell Mine, Chile
April 3, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Sewell, a Unesco World site is an old abandoned mining town, with an active mine underneath. First in the day after taking a bus from Santiago and seeing some more earthquake damage on the way was seeing the old town on the mountain. lunch then suit up to go in the mine way in the mountain to see an amazing huge crystal.
Santiago, Chile
April 1 – 2, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Santiago, Chilie was a bit, or a lot smoggy, but was one of the reasons for going to South America. The Earthquake had happened not long before and there were getting no tourists and asking people to come so we did. It was strange with the ‘catwalks’ all down on the sides of the freeway/highways and overpasses gone, and the cracks in every wall of the hotel.
Argentina and Chile
March 31, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
This was a long but exciting day, leaving the hotel in Bariloche, Argentina before dark, hopping on a bus to take us to a boat, that took us across a lake, to check out of Agentina, to get on a bus and go through a jungle, where the luggage truck went off the road during the rain, then check in for Chile, then stop and eat, before busing to the next boat, then busing to Puerto Montt, Chile… The rain was bad almost the whole day, except for at the end of the last lake sadly so it wasn’t as spectacular as it should have been. But now in a new country.
Bariloche, Argentina
March 30, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
A day in Bariloche, wandering town, doing laundry, finding a good mexican restaurant! Watching the police practice rescues and the sleep early for the long next day on the buses and boats to Chile!
Perito Morino Glacier, Patagonia, Argentina
March 29, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
Wow, amazing so see this large chunk of frozen nature and watch as pieces crash into the water.
Cerro Chalten, Patagonia, Argentina
March 28, 2010
Trip to South America, 2010
An amazing day driving over to the park and seeing El Chalten and the Fitz Roy.
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