Current location: Puerto Montt, Chile
I have been off the air and mostly off the bike, spending quality time with quality people in one of the most beautiful places I have ever known. Here is a 2 part photo essay...
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Argentina plates always have 3 letters first. other good finds in traffic yielded FUK and SEX |
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my arrival in La Junta, Aysen was the first vehicle to enter Paul and Konomi's land. |
I was returning to La Junta to spend time with Paul Coleman and Konomi Kikuchi. Paul has walked almost 50,000 km (30,000 miles)all over the world planting trees as a symbol of peace (more about his journeys at
earthwalker.com). He met and married Konomi in Japan and since 2009 they have been developing a sustainable lifestyle in Patagonia, building a home from bags of earth, and growing all kinds of delicious foods. You can see pictures of their house and how they built it here:
ourlittlething.ning.com. I helped them with some digging and bagging, but mostly I ate Konomi's delicious food, which comes from their garden and greenhouse. And
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it feels good to get muddy |
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the view down the valley Risopatron from the house. You can see the excavation for the guest house and where I camped for a few weeks. They are building an earthbag house. |
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the bridges in aysen, patagonia are orange suspension style |
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japanese babies and skulls... awesome combo |
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one more payment and it's mine! |
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blackberry in spanish: mora |
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La Junta, Chile |
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big nalca leaf |
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looking out from Fort Coleman |
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using a hose filled with water and two sticks, Paul and Konomi check the building site for level. |
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Each stick has inch marks. the water level will be the same height, so the difference in the two measurements tells you how far you are out of level. |
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The house is dirt, and half underground, but well connected to the outside world |
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my feat started itching, so i went for a 1000 mile hitchhike down to southern patagonia |
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peaceful protests against the chilean government blocked the road at every town. |
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at least they have a stimulation room? |
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headed out of green chile for treeless argentina |
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awesome 4x4 mercedes battle camper |
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hitchhiking south on the Ruta 40 in Argentina is tough. Some days fewer than 5 cars go by. My strategy is to walk, because people are more likely to stop when you are in the middle of nowhere. |
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Pastry in Patagonia |
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just me and my backpack and the great wide open. for hours and hours |
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the trucks are the best rides because they are usually going far. |
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difunta de corea. this shrine appears all over argentina. |
the shrine commemorates a woman who went walking in the desert to bring food to her husband, a soldier. She died of thirst, but continued giving milk to her baby until it was found and saved. Today people leave bottles of water along the road as offerings.
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where i come from, the bullets do more than chip paint. |
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in south america, you can't get a powerstroke. |
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wide open spaces on Ruta 40. people can't just leave you here. or can they? |
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Truckload of hay in Tres Lagos. |
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The road leads you to amazing places... |
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