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  • Up Close with the Spikeys

    The spikeys were right behind us.

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    But we couldn’t see them at all.

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    So we turned back the way we came from.

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    We couldn’t see the town either, because it was too far away.

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    It’s somewhere over there

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    There was still a lot of snow on the mountain.

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    It completely covered the lake, so we couldn’t see that either.

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    You could see the edges of the big spikey when the clouds blew a bit.

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    Matt was cold and didn’t want to wait for the clouds to blow away.

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    But Kerri insisted long enough to see a whole third of a spikey

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    Then we walked back down.

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    And saw a bird.

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    And the clouds were still there.

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    By the time they cleared we were far away again.

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    And then we made it back to town

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  • Journey to the Spikeys

    We left town early

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    To go on a long walk

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    To get to the spikeys.

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    We crossed rivers

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    And were blown by winds

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    On rocky paths

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    Through the wilderness

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    And the spikeys hid behind the clouds.

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    But we kept walking towards them anyway.

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    Even though they still looked really far away.

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    And they were getting closer very slowly.

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    Other mountains were very pretty too.

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    There were even pretty fungi

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    But you don’t have to go up and up and up to see fungi

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    You have to go up

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    And up and up

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    To not see the spikeys because the clouds are in the way.

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  • Condor Viewpoint

    We did the condor viewpoint walk in El Chalten

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    There were condors soaring around.

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    You could also see the spikeys.

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    The skies were pretty clear.

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    With just a few clouds.

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    But it was very windy.

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    Matt almost got blown off his feet.

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    The path wound toward the spikeys.

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    The other directions were pretty too.

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    But not as pretty as the spikeys.

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    In the other direction.

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  • El Chalten

    We went to El Chalten

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    El Chalten is all about long hikes to see these spikey things.

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    Which is a bit weird

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    Because that picture was taken from our hotel, we barely even needed to get out of bed to see them.

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    Each spike has a name. This one is Cerro Fitz Roy/Chalten.

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    The highest spike to the left of it is Aruja Poincenot.

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    This is Aguja Val Biois and Aguja Mermoz.

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    This is Aguja Guillaumet.

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    Lots of condors fly around the spikey things.

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    And lots of snow, because it’s still early in the spring.

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    Our first big hike will go right to the bottom of the snow.

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    Across the valley and zigzagging up the mountain

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    And then across the bottom of the snow.

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    But not the really deep snow.

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    Or the blowy snow.

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    Or the steep snow.

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