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Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« on: February 21, 2019, 11:59:14 AM »
We started walking on January 29 from a small place in Chile named Los Patos, 150km due east from Santiago. February 7 we ended up at Las Leñas River in the province of San Juan, Argentina, after 120km walking mostly at 2500 - 4600m altitude.

Here are a few pictures from the trip.

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Typical dry landscape at the outset. Trichocereus chilensis cacti.

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Our helpers. We had only a little backpack with food and water with us. The rest of the gear was carried by horses and mules.

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Cactus with fruits.




Cactus with the mistletoe Tristerix aphyllus.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #1 on: February 21, 2019, 12:56:28 PM »
Cover photo on IRG103 was  Tristerix aphyllus, one of the scarlet mistletoes in Chile, photo John M. Watson. www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2018Jul261532613984IRG103-July2018.pdf

Stylish sort of  plant!
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #2 on: February 21, 2019, 07:12:31 PM »
Quote from: Maggi Young on February 21, 2019, 12:56:28 PM
Cover photo on IRG103 was  Tristerix aphyllus, one of the scarlet mistletoes in Chile, photo John M. Watson. www.srgc.org.uk/logs/logdir/2018Jul261532613984IRG103-July2018.pdf

Stylish sort of  plant!


Indeed!

We saw a lot of it on the Chilean side of the border but the big cacti and the mistletoe disappeared when we climbed higher.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #3 on: February 21, 2019, 07:17:06 PM »
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Maybe an introduced one, Argemone(?).

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Unknown

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Big barrels - 60-70cm across.

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An unknown Astragalus

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Thorny shrub: Mulinum echinus(?)
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #4 on: February 21, 2019, 07:26:38 PM »
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Flowers of the barrel cactus.

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Cuscuta chilensis, a strange parasite

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Alstroemeria hookeri among the rocks

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Chuquiraga sp

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Azorella madreporica
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #5 on: February 21, 2019, 07:29:14 PM »
Keep 'em coming Trond.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #6 on: February 21, 2019, 07:35:48 PM »
Quote from: David Nicholson on February 21, 2019, 07:29:14 PM
Keep 'em coming Trond.

Yes, I will David but not all at once!
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #7 on: February 21, 2019, 07:44:21 PM »
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Very drought tolerant Calystegia(?)

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Astragalus sp This species was almost the only one covering a large sandy flat.

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Not much lichen, maybe too dry.

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Mimulus luteus, always close to running water.

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Caiophora coronata, much visited by bees and wasps while I looked at it.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #8 on: February 21, 2019, 07:58:23 PM »
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Caiophora coronata, don't touch! It has spines.

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Astragalus in flower

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A valerian, Valeriana sp

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Unknown, any ideas?

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Mutisia sinuata


To be continued...
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #9 on: February 21, 2019, 08:54:01 PM »
Wow! That's a lot of walking Trond! and a lot of helpers, good that the terrain allows to use horses and mules.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #10 on: February 21, 2019, 09:10:50 PM »
Quote from: Gabriela on February 21, 2019, 08:54:01 PM
Wow! That's a lot of walking Trond! and a lot of helpers, good that the terrain allows to use horses and mules.

Yes but we started walking January 29! Somehow I had written January 2. So we walked only for 8 days.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #11 on: February 21, 2019, 09:46:14 PM »
Beautiful landscapes and plants, thank you for showing.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #12 on: February 22, 2019, 04:52:41 AM »
Trond,

Thank you for sharing the photograph from your trip.  8)

The landscape looks very similar to portions of southeastern California - locations near Death Valley, California or the mountains around the southern portion of the Owens Valley, California. Many of the plants look similar (not surprising).

I look forward to the next posting of photographs.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #13 on: February 22, 2019, 05:47:28 AM »
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Our gear ready for the horses.

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The group. The guide in red jersey.

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Shrubs. Bacharis sp?

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The caravan overtake us.
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Re: Crossing the Andes from west to east by foot
« Reply #14 on: February 22, 2019, 06:17:31 AM »
This looks like pure adventure...  fantastic.  I am also looking forward to your return and more pictures of this breathtaking landscape.

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