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Hiking in the Andes

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Pictures from an afternoon hike in the Maipo Canyon are below. Relying on public transportation precluded reaching some of the popular destinations higher up, such as Embalse del Yeso, but the sights we ended up seeing were still spectacular.

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Cerro San Cristobal

: Mary

: Providencia and the Andes

: My apartment – ideal location for bus observation

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Pochoco Hike

Seeing condors was a fun surprise on this quick hike near Santiago.

: Virgin of Pochoco Hill

: Snow through the clouds

: Condor taking off

: Riding a thermal

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Bariloche

I enjoyed a couple of hikes around Bariloche, enjoying the great views and the dogs that would follow me around. Luckily, I left before the town was covered in volcanic ash.

: View from Cerro Campanario

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Lion’s Head

Sophia (a friend from Swarthmore who is now completing her graduate studies at UCT) invited me to join a group of her friends climbing Lion’s Head one afternoon. An hour-long ascent, which makes use of handholds and ladders in a couple of places, leads to the 2,200 foot summit. There are excellent panoramic views of Cape Town, the Atlantic Ocean, Table Mountain, and a string of peaks called The Twelve Apostles. Unlike many of the other climbers at the top, we did not stay for the full moon to rise (our hunger got the best of us).

: View of the city from Lion’s Head

: Minibuses on the station deck

: Camps Bay

: Table Mountain

: With Sophia and the Twelve Apostles

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Peppermint Creek

Pictures from a flyfishing expedition to Peppermint Creek, a tributary of the Kern River.

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Crystal Cove State Park

Yesterday, I went on a hike with my dad and sister through Crystal Cove State Park. It was a nice sunset as well as a reminder of Orange County’s sprawl (and penchant for oversized oranges).

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Hopewell Furnace

Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site

Yesterday my dad and I went for a hike at Furnace Creek State Park, about an hour and fifteen minutes northwest of Swarthmore. It was a sunny but cold afternoon – there was still some snow on the ground from Friday’s storm. There were some nice trails in the state park, few other people around, and a fascinating National Historic Site. Hopewell Furnace was an iron foundry started in 1772. A restored furnace with a working water wheel is at the site and was very cool to see.