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It was a short walk in the woods. At last, winter is coming to Arucania. We hiked a trail in the afternoon at Huerquehue National Park up into the snow line and had to push our way through snow-laden thickets of Andean bamboo.
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Susan used her walking stick to prod the bowing bamboo stalks free of their snowy burden. Then the branch would spring up and we'd get covered anyway. It was a pleasant way to pass the afternoon in the bright sunlight.
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A timed self-portrait back at the parking lot.
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Volcan Villarica covered in a mantle of fresh snow. The ski season here should get started before the middle of July.
hi henry. this is paul ahlstrom. good to see your having a good time in chile. do you speak super legit spanish yet?
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