A sampling of winter photos from the household of my good friends Brian & Jane Mason. They were kind enough to put up with me between tours to South America.
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photos – Jack’s first violin concert
I was lucky enough to be official photographer as a mega fiddle fest. A few bow strings were frayed that night, I’ll tell you.
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photos – Mom & Dad move to Parksville, BC
I helped my folks move to the coast. Dad was looking for good fishing. My Mom, better weather.
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photos – hiking Paine
One of the best hikes in the world, without question. I spent 9 days hiking the Paine Circuit — and would happily have stayed longer. Visit Torres del Paine National Park as soon as you can.
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photos – hiking Castle, Chile
One of the surprise highlight hikes in Patagonia was Cerro Castillo. Very few trekkers find this remote gem off the great Southern Highway.
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Happy Birthday Jack!
A birthday post for my buddy, age-6, back in Calgary.
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photos – Moreno glacier, Argentina
Certainly the most visited glacier in the world is Moreno just outside the tourist mecca of El Calafate. Many travel to Patagonia mainly to see this world wonder.
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photos – Laguna Verde, Bolivia
From the Salar de Uyuni, we jeeped across the surreal Dali desert to Laguna Verde on the Chilean border. Many who spend months in South America rank this the highlight.
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photos – lakes district, Chile
Volcanos, clear waters, great fishing, wild mountains — the lakes district is South America’s equivalent of New Zealand.
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photos – climbing Huayna Potosi
I did not particularly enjoy my first high altitude climb with full mountaineering gear. It was a success — but very uncomfortable.
This is one of the easiest 6000+m (almost 20,000ft) summits in the world.
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