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CA.CH: Andes from the air
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CA.CH: Trapiche winery!
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CA.CH: Great winery!
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CA.CH: Argentina specializes in the three hour lunch. I'll sign up any day of the week. Yum!
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CA.CH: Great lunch spot!
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CA.CH: We had, um, a few bags. Yes, ALL of this was ours
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CA.CH: Heading to the trail head!
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CA.CH: Woo-hoo! We've arrived!
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CA.CH: The group! Ready to head out on the trail! We look so clean! And excited! (And naive!)
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CA.CH: Beautiful lizard!
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CA.CH: Our first valley camp!
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CA.CH: Mules! Our stuff has arrived!
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CA.CH: I'm ready for the sun and the wind!
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CA.CH: Our first valley camp
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CA.CH: Asada! These guys really knew how to make amazing meat over a grill out on the open trail. So impressed
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CA.CH: Drinking this wine will make me strong like bull
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CA.CH: Pot o' meat. The asada on this trip was AMAZING. The bread - not so much.
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CA.CH: Ed and Frank, enjoying the rising sun
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CA.CH: We made sure to go "One for time"
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CA.CH: Nice coloration provided by tufts of grass
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CA.CH: Everything green is also spiky and hurty here
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CA.CH: Being the only rock in the area, and thus the only protection from wind and the eyes of other trekkers, I'm guessing this was a popular spot before the sign was posted
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CA.CH: Our second valley camp - Casa de Piedra
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CA.CH: Sitting with our backs to the wind, trying to keep Argentinian dirt out of our meals, while Zeb gets ready to open our first bottle of espumante to celebrate NYE
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CA.CH: A short mule ride to cross the frozen river in the morning.
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CA.CH: Heading up the valley as clouds roll over the mountain
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CA.CH: Basecamp!
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CA.CH: Basecamp with a light dusting of snow
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CA.CH: Spinach lasagne! One of the only meals I had without meat in Argentina
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CA.CH: Sunset over basecamp