South American way

[stanky]

desolate landscape.
So far, I'll take Bolivia.

Is Tierra del Fuego on your tour?

[President Bush]

desolate landscape.
So far, I'll take Bolivia.

Is Tierra del Fuego on your tour?

Well, we had plans to head over to the Chilean side of the Patagonia at the end of the year, get a car in Puerto Montt, and spend about two and a half months driving south to Cochrane, Chile, and back.

Checked the map, looks like Tierra del Fuego is about 1400 km drive south of Cochrane.

But all that shit's out the window for now. We're flying back to Tucson from Buenos Aires on the 29th, coming up. My plumbing has to be checked out to see what's going on.

Anyhow, there's a mirador or lookout just up the hill from us outside Uspallata. Saw a cross way the hell on top of the mountain above it, figured out a route up, and hiked up there today.

Look what's written on it.

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[stanky]

sweet.

damn, you must have strong legs, Prez.
ever keep track of the miles on foot?
empathy for your sprinkler system, mine often on the verge of failure.

old people's feet get weird, and mine recently have, so i'm old.
got a hammer toe, too. may do a home amputation.

i'm guessin' you'll come out good. good food, good places, good company.

[President Bush]

Road up to the trailhead to Aconcagua finally open, avalanche danger over officially.

Last two days the wind wasn't bad, lots of sun. 22,831 feet/6,959 meters altitude at the summit. The south wall of Aconcagua (on the right side in the pic) is described as approx 2700 meters high, one of the biggest natural walls on earth, several hanging glaciers

Great day hiking, hour or so from the trailhead and it's lightly used. Really fucking beautiful. Nice footbridge up there, permit required beyond that. Requires a few weeks to summit.

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[stanky]

That's some austere landscape. Are there any equivalents to Tibetan monks up there?

[President Bush]

That's some austere landscape. Are there any equivalents to Tibetan monks up there?

now that you mention it... encountered this guy in an abandoned hut today

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[arthwollipot]

I looked up that tag "@dada_itsmo" on Xitter but it doesn't appear to exist.

[President Bush]

I looked up that tag "@dada_itsmo" on Xitter but it doesn't appear to exist.

actual location is quite obscure though now that I looked online found this...

https://www.instagram.com/reel/B6qImwFp ... salgaelsol

He painted his van, too, looks like his Instagram name is "por donde salga el sol"... like saying "where the sun may rise".