Atacama. Volcano Lascar and the car that we broke

Atacama. Laguna Lejia Atacama. Laguna Chaxa. Fabian’s lizard and other occupants Atacama. Laguna Chaxa. Flamingo Atacama. Horned coots Atacama. Cerro Toco Atacama. Vado . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Volcano Lascar and the car that we broke

Atacama. Cerro Toco

Atacama. Vado Putana Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

It was nice to relax and drive around, but we came in the Atacama for acclimatization in the first place, so it . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Cerro Toco

Atacama. Vado Putana

Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

The Atacama, as many deserts, has some rivers. These rivers, like many desert rivers, not always appear on the surface, very often they hide underground. Places, where water . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Vado Putana

Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio

Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

After Laguna Cejar we decided that it is time to visit some place with higher elevation. We choose Geyser Valley El Tatio. It locates north of San Pedro, near the border with Bolivia. It is the edge . . . → Continue reading Atacama. Geyser Valley El Tatio

Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

The main aim of our winter travel to Chilie was climbing Ojos del Saldo, the highest volcano in the world. It is also pretty high in absolute numbers, 6893 meters, so required acclimatisation. Acclimatisation near the Ojos, as most climbers do, is very boring and uncomfortable – . . . → Continue reading Atacama. San Pedro and Laguna Cejar

Clarno

Finally, the last and smallest part of John Day National Monument, Clarno Unit. Lava rocks and fossils.

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Sheep Rock

Sheep Rock is other part of John Day National Monument.

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Painted Hills

For a long time I though that Oregon is ocean beaches, waterfalls, and volcanoes. In fact Oregon is mainly the prairies with tumbleweeds and wind-mills. You can drive hours by hours and nothing will changes around you. In the middle of this unchangeable landscape there is a . . . → Continue reading Painted Hills