The following day, we caught a public bus from el Calafate to Puerto Natales. This drive takes about six hours. I was RIGHT up front, which was nice (we got a view the entire ride), but also a bit cramped. I tried to sleep and mostly-failed. The Chilean border crossing was a trip. Argentina was…
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Argentina Day 8 – 11/27/2023 – Glacier Perito Moreno
Once the illness had sufficiently worn off, I decided to use my “free day” to basically do the same thing the group did the day before. So, Kevin (another victim) and I went to Glacier Perito Moreno, took a boat ride to see it, and basically waited around waiting for some calving. It was actually…
Argentina Days 6 and 7 – 11/25 – 11/26/2023 – Laguna Torres and Near-Death
We were scheduled to leave el Chalten on November 25 and to transition to el Calafate for the rest of the Argentina leg of the trip. For reference, el Chalten is quite remote. There is a single stop (a few buildings) between el Chalten and el Calafate, called La Leona. It is basically a small…
Argentina Day 5 – 11/24/2023 – Laguna de los Tres & Laguna Capri
I find myself thinking a bit in Spanish as I write this. Being absolutely immersed for more than two weeks has brought back much of my prior understanding. How fun! I should do a better job of keeping it when I’m back in LA. In any case, November 24 was the first big hike of…
Argentina Day 4 – 11/23/2023 – Kayak and a Waterfall
The kayaking trip was a good bit of fun. An easy 5 miles or so down the Rio de los Vueltas. I had a partner for the trip, Sally, who is a woman in her mid-70s from Wisconsin and terribly sweet. She comes into the story again later (since I am now writing this near…
Argentina Days 1 and 2 – 11/20 and 11/21/2023
So, I arrived for my hiking and backpacking trip in Buenos Aires on November 20-21. It’s quite a ways to get this far south. But, it’s somewhat fun to be in a place where I mostly speak the language. So far, the trip has mostly been about getting to El Calafate. I had lunch with…
OU / BYU
A few years ago, I decided to try and attend some of the many OU games I usually was watching on TV each year. I’ve done it a few times now. They played UCLA a few years ago in Norman, then I went again when they were back in LA. That was the Jalen Hurts…
Killer Noodle
Second time in two weeks. I must like it here.
Beautiful Van Nuys Courthouse
So, I have jury duty. I had hoped I would get the classic call in five times and then move along with my life, but, here I am his morning enjoying beautiful Van Nuys. I’ve been here several times, none of them have been great. My first visit to this courthouse was in the summer…
Yosemite – 10/26
For our final full day, one of our number managed to wrangle some young traveling nurses to join our crew. They were looking for a tougher hike, and incorrectly viewed us as knowing what we were doing due to our attire and demeanor of self-assuredness. Obviously, they were easily swayed, or they mostly thought Cameron…