So here is my 6th folder and 6th picture.
This is a photo from my trip to Argentina. I snapped this quick shot as we started to enter the Andes from Mendoza. These beauties are "foot hills" yet still stretch beyond 15,000 feet. The Andes are remarkable. I was amazed at how dry the East side of this range was. Everything about this range is larger. There are alluvial fans and river terraces that are a 100 meters tall and more. Aconcagua was a massive chunk of andesite looming over the allready rediculously tall mountains. The sun at these elevations was intense and I found myself quickly burnt and dehydrated. These elevations can do a number on you in a hurry. I look forward to taking my family there in the future. I would love to spend more time doing geology here. It was an experience I cherish, I only wish I could have shared it with family and friends.
1 comment:
That is a really cool picture. It reminds of walking over by nutty putty caves, but with ginormous mountains poking up on the horizon. Quite an interesting pic.
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