Here are the pictures from San Pedro. Enjoy!
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jenniferyoung120/San%20Pedro/
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Valparaiso Pictures!!!
Here are the pictures from Valparaiso. Enjoy!
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jenniferyoung120/Valparaiso/
http://s237.photobucket.com/albums/ff91/jenniferyoung120/Valparaiso/
Wednesday, October 3, 2007
San Pedro / Atacama Desert Oct 3rd
Today the group got ready to go on an exciting mountain biking adventure. They met their guide, Rodrigo, and set off into the mountains. They got to ride through some streams, some hills, and rocks. The ride took them through Devils Gorge, a spectacluar canyon with some tight turns and small caves they had to ride through! And then when they biked to the top of a great hill they got to ride down it with incredible speed... dodging pot holes, 3 feet deep, along the way. They returned to camp for a relaxing afternoon of packing and hanging out. They must be prepared to leave tomorrow at 7am so they can fly back to Santiago and catch a bus to Pichilemu. On Thursday they will start their surfing adventure!!!!
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
San Pedro / Atacama Desert: Sept 25th-Oct 2nd
Wednesday September 26th:
Today was a big day for the group; they were leaving the city and entering a small town in the Atacama Desert, San Pedro. Their flight was early in the morning so they woke up around 4:00am, got all of their things together and set off for the airport. Their flight was about two hours long and then they had a two hour drive through the desert before they got to the city. They slept for a little while and then went on a tour of the city with their guide, Camillo. When they were touring the city they went to an archeological museum of San Pedro. The city is small, so there was not much to tour, but it was still interesting. They went out to dinner and then back to their campsite and were done with the day.
Thursday September 27th:
Today was the first day that the group was really able to appreciate their departure from Santiago, they were relieved to get out of the city life. Camillo picked them up around 9:30 to go on their first real hike in Chile. They hiked through sand dunes and salt canyons. In some spots, if you listened closely, you could hear the hills crackling in the sun! That hike lasted about two hours and once they were done they were off to lunch.
They went to a farm where they were served a DANK (awesome) traditional Chilean meal of empanadas, pasta with chicken, mousse for dessert, and many delicious juices. Everything the hosts served the group at the farm were made locally from their farm. They came back to camp and rested for a little bit, some of them needed it due to the enormous food coma they encountered. They went on their second hike around 4:00pm to the Valle de la Luna (valley of the moon) for the sunset. One highlight was running down the sand dunes as fast as you could, they learned that Drew is very fast when prompted with the idea of a meal out being paid for! They came back to camp and had dinner at a little hole in the wall place, but the food was muy muy bueno.
Friday September 28th:
Today the group woke up and prepared for an overnight adventure in a canyon. They drove to about 15,000ft and hiked about two miles to some very beautiful lakes surrounded by volcanoes. After that they went to have lunch in the village of Socaire and were treated to another traditional Chilean meal of empanadas, soup, and peaches. They went to their campsite down in a canyon at about 13,000ft and got ready for the evening. Some of the group got psyched about all of the awesome climbing in the canyon and went at it. Others explored the canyon and observed the unique wildlife. Later that evening Camillo and his counter parts, our bus driver Pedro, our gear driver Zahel, and his son, made us an incredible Chilean BBQ. After dinner was over some of the group sat down and played a few great games of mafia. (For those of you who don’t know what mafia is, I’m sorry. It’s too hard to explain through trying.) They went to bed, and the question for the morning would be- who would actually be able to sleep well tonight? (because of the high altitude)
Saturday September 29th:
Today they woke up to find out that not to many people slept well during the night. So, it was a good thing that their day would be pretty relaxing. They went on their way to Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos, The National Reserve of Flamingoes. After a short hike through some salt flats they arrived at the lagoons where the flamingoes live. They came back to their campsite and relaxed for the rest of the evening. Some did a little shopping and others (Walker, Izzi, L.B., and Eric D) sat down and studied their Spanish, Izzi even made flash cards!
Sunday September 30th:
Today the group woke up very early, 3:30am early to be exact. They packed up their things again and were off to see the Tatio de Gesiser, the Field of Geysers. They had to wake up so early because the geysers are the most incredible just before the sun hits them. It is an incredible sight to see a field of steam at 15,000ft! Once they had seen the geysers they went on a hike. Some of the group; Walker, L.B., Eric D, and Josh decided they didn’t want to go on the normal hike… instead they hiked about 2,000ft up in elevation to the top of a nearby peak. When they finished with their hike they made their way to some nearby hot springs. It was a nice treat for everyone seeing as the majority of them were pretty tired. After a couple hours at the spring they went to the place where they would be camping for the night, the Mapucha Village. This village was at 14,000ft and literally in the middle of nowhere. And the weirdest thing was that there were hardly any people… Some of the group decided to go llama hunting, but as it turned out llamas don’t really like people. So, as some of them turned back to start on dinner Walker, L.B., and Eric O decided they would hike to the top of another peak! They had a great dinner of chicken and beef, and then it was off to bed.
Monday October 1st:
Today the group got ready to go on a beautiful 5 hour hike. It took up most of the day but it was well worth it! They saw lots of ruins and incredible scenery. And without fail, Jen twisted her ankle about two hours into the hike, but fortunately there are 14 Wilderness First Responders that could help. Towards the end of the trek they ventured through a high mountain farming village that seemed to come from nowhere. We passed a few people along the way, but Mark was able to get yelled at by an old lady for accidentally taking a picture of her. Once they were done with their hike they stopped at some petroglyphs, there were a lot of llamas and other animals carved into the rocks from the Incan empire. They made their way back to San Pedro and the group went out for a night on the town!
Tuesday October 2nd:
Today was the group’s day off! So, they split into two groups; one that went sand boarding and one that hung out at base camp. The group that went sand boarding, Drew, Casey, Eric O, Tommy, Joe, Esther, Izzi, and Jen, rented bikes and boards and went in search for the dunes. When they got there they realized that it was not quite as easy as they expected, though Drew was pretty much able to dominate it. The other guys and Esther did pretty well also, Tommy had some nice wipeouts, Izzi found out that sand boarding isn’t her thing, and Jen decided that it would be better if she didn’t try it. They came back to town and had a relaxing rest of the day!
Today was a big day for the group; they were leaving the city and entering a small town in the Atacama Desert, San Pedro. Their flight was early in the morning so they woke up around 4:00am, got all of their things together and set off for the airport. Their flight was about two hours long and then they had a two hour drive through the desert before they got to the city. They slept for a little while and then went on a tour of the city with their guide, Camillo. When they were touring the city they went to an archeological museum of San Pedro. The city is small, so there was not much to tour, but it was still interesting. They went out to dinner and then back to their campsite and were done with the day.
Thursday September 27th:
Today was the first day that the group was really able to appreciate their departure from Santiago, they were relieved to get out of the city life. Camillo picked them up around 9:30 to go on their first real hike in Chile. They hiked through sand dunes and salt canyons. In some spots, if you listened closely, you could hear the hills crackling in the sun! That hike lasted about two hours and once they were done they were off to lunch.
They went to a farm where they were served a DANK (awesome) traditional Chilean meal of empanadas, pasta with chicken, mousse for dessert, and many delicious juices. Everything the hosts served the group at the farm were made locally from their farm. They came back to camp and rested for a little bit, some of them needed it due to the enormous food coma they encountered. They went on their second hike around 4:00pm to the Valle de la Luna (valley of the moon) for the sunset. One highlight was running down the sand dunes as fast as you could, they learned that Drew is very fast when prompted with the idea of a meal out being paid for! They came back to camp and had dinner at a little hole in the wall place, but the food was muy muy bueno.
Friday September 28th:
Today the group woke up and prepared for an overnight adventure in a canyon. They drove to about 15,000ft and hiked about two miles to some very beautiful lakes surrounded by volcanoes. After that they went to have lunch in the village of Socaire and were treated to another traditional Chilean meal of empanadas, soup, and peaches. They went to their campsite down in a canyon at about 13,000ft and got ready for the evening. Some of the group got psyched about all of the awesome climbing in the canyon and went at it. Others explored the canyon and observed the unique wildlife. Later that evening Camillo and his counter parts, our bus driver Pedro, our gear driver Zahel, and his son, made us an incredible Chilean BBQ. After dinner was over some of the group sat down and played a few great games of mafia. (For those of you who don’t know what mafia is, I’m sorry. It’s too hard to explain through trying.) They went to bed, and the question for the morning would be- who would actually be able to sleep well tonight? (because of the high altitude)
Saturday September 29th:
Today they woke up to find out that not to many people slept well during the night. So, it was a good thing that their day would be pretty relaxing. They went on their way to Reserva Nacional Los Flamencos, The National Reserve of Flamingoes. After a short hike through some salt flats they arrived at the lagoons where the flamingoes live. They came back to their campsite and relaxed for the rest of the evening. Some did a little shopping and others (Walker, Izzi, L.B., and Eric D) sat down and studied their Spanish, Izzi even made flash cards!
Sunday September 30th:
Today the group woke up very early, 3:30am early to be exact. They packed up their things again and were off to see the Tatio de Gesiser, the Field of Geysers. They had to wake up so early because the geysers are the most incredible just before the sun hits them. It is an incredible sight to see a field of steam at 15,000ft! Once they had seen the geysers they went on a hike. Some of the group; Walker, L.B., Eric D, and Josh decided they didn’t want to go on the normal hike… instead they hiked about 2,000ft up in elevation to the top of a nearby peak. When they finished with their hike they made their way to some nearby hot springs. It was a nice treat for everyone seeing as the majority of them were pretty tired. After a couple hours at the spring they went to the place where they would be camping for the night, the Mapucha Village. This village was at 14,000ft and literally in the middle of nowhere. And the weirdest thing was that there were hardly any people… Some of the group decided to go llama hunting, but as it turned out llamas don’t really like people. So, as some of them turned back to start on dinner Walker, L.B., and Eric O decided they would hike to the top of another peak! They had a great dinner of chicken and beef, and then it was off to bed.
Monday October 1st:
Today the group got ready to go on a beautiful 5 hour hike. It took up most of the day but it was well worth it! They saw lots of ruins and incredible scenery. And without fail, Jen twisted her ankle about two hours into the hike, but fortunately there are 14 Wilderness First Responders that could help. Towards the end of the trek they ventured through a high mountain farming village that seemed to come from nowhere. We passed a few people along the way, but Mark was able to get yelled at by an old lady for accidentally taking a picture of her. Once they were done with their hike they stopped at some petroglyphs, there were a lot of llamas and other animals carved into the rocks from the Incan empire. They made their way back to San Pedro and the group went out for a night on the town!
Tuesday October 2nd:
Today was the group’s day off! So, they split into two groups; one that went sand boarding and one that hung out at base camp. The group that went sand boarding, Drew, Casey, Eric O, Tommy, Joe, Esther, Izzi, and Jen, rented bikes and boards and went in search for the dunes. When they got there they realized that it was not quite as easy as they expected, though Drew was pretty much able to dominate it. The other guys and Esther did pretty well also, Tommy had some nice wipeouts, Izzi found out that sand boarding isn’t her thing, and Jen decided that it would be better if she didn’t try it. They came back to town and had a relaxing rest of the day!
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