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Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra Aconcagua. Base camp. Plaza Argentina December 23 It was below zero during the nights on Plaza Argentina. The frost covered the . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Camp One. Cargo drop
Recently I wrote about Bonsai collection in Federal Way. There is another unique garden side by side with Bonsai collection (they share the same parking). This is Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden, the largest world collection . . . → Continue reading Rhododendron Species Botanical Garden
Edgeworthia chrysantha ака Oriental paperbush From one of the Seattle’s garden.
Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra December 21 It is the longest day of the year that means that I choose semisphere correctly. Time to move to base camp Plaza Argentina. . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Base camp. Plaza Argentina
Pacific Bonsai Museum locates in the Federal Way town that is about 30 minutes to the south from Seattle by Highway 5. If you love bonsai this place is for you. The collection has more than 100 plants from around the world and it is the . . . → Continue reading Well-trained trees
Many trails cross Santorini and lead to every part of the island. The island perimeter is only 70 kilometres and the whole island can be hiked in a realistic time. We didn’t have time for the whole island, so we decided to walk to the Oia on . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Trail to Oia
Aconcagua. Start Aconcagua. Puento del Lenas December 20 The second day of our hike along the Rio de las Vacas. Our next destination is Casa de Piedra. It is 17 kilometres hike with elevation gain 400 meters (from 2900 . . . → Continue reading Aconcagua. Casa de Piedra
Pyrgos is a small town in the middle of the island, and, in my opinion, it is the most beautiful and interesting town of Santorini. It locates on the steep hill, and, actually, covers the hill from all sides. It is impossible to drive a car inside . . . → Continue reading My Greek vacation. Santorini. Pyrgos
Small American country airfields (at least on the West Coast) are very relaxed places – anybody can come and walk anywhere except airstrip (just because of safety). Very different aerial vehicles can be met – varietal aeroplanes, motor paraplanes, and even balloons. . . . → Continue reading Country Airfield |
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