Archive for the 'Hiking' Category
This morning we climb Mirante da Serra – a tabletop mountain that is about 300 meters high. The landscape here, and all over Jalapão is very reminiscent of parts of West Africa – hundreds of millions of years ago it was all one land.
This is explained by the theory of continental drift – and the very obvious fact that the continents of South America and Brazil fit together like pieces of a puzzle. To read more on Continental Drift – CLICK HERE.
We then walked across the Serra – dry scrub with interesting plants – here we see latex dripping from a tree.
At the other end of the Serra, about 5 km from the climbing trail – there were incredible rock formations, similar to those in Arizona and Utah.
Wasp Nest.
State of Bahia in the distance.
The rest of the day was spent swimming and lounging at the base camp.
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Kurdistan – ” The Other Iraq” has been safe for years, other than sporadic ,targeted attacks. Even in Saddam’s times Kurdistan was safe after 1991, since the airspace was under Allied control. There are thrice weekly flights from Frankfurt to Erbil. Pleas let us know about any providers or destinations in Kurdistan or any other part of Iraq, as the ground situation appears to improve daily.
The Crown of the Mid Atlantic Ridge.Only four hours from New York and three from London – the newest Country on Earth.
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ArcticTropic hikes the Blackcomb Glacier in Whistler BC.
The Flag of Canada flies over the snowfields of Whistler.
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The oldest Orthodox culture set in a volatile cultural crossroads makes for true adventure travel. ArcticTropic has two destinations as of today.
On a summer’s day in Patagonia I grabbed this shot of a 100 foot wall of ice calving from Glaciar Moreno, near Calfate in southern Argentine Patagonia. ArcticTropic has many destinations near there – click on the South America map to see more!
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