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Monday Memories – Cajón del Maipo

I’ll never forget the first time I went to Cajón del Maipo back in 2009. It took my breath away, and it’s continued to do so ever since. Doing yesterday’s phlog, I realized, I’ve been there so many times, and yet I would go again tomorrow…in a heart beat.

Cajón del Maipo

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Happy Birthday Maiten

The AndesNothing is better than pulling off the perfect birthday surprise, which Ashley and I did for our lovely Maiten. She had no clue we rented a truck for the day, so you can imagine her surprise when we rolled up in a big ol’ 4×4 Toyota and took her to the middle of the Andes. It was one of those simply perfect days, you know, loading up the truck with a group of friendly hitchhikers, jumping like idiots to all be mid-air when my camera, hanging from the truck door, snapped a picture after a 10-second timer, bathing in hot springs in the midst of snow, driving through a blizzard and arriving back to t-shirt weather…all in a day. Continue reading Happy Birthday Maiten