By Caroline Loescher from Carleton College
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By Caroline Loescher from Carleton College
One afternoon, a few of us went on an exploratory hike, and when crossing a stream, we met a park ranger who was fishing with a snare pole in a clear and crisp creek. He showed us how he poked the snare under logs and clumps of grass to chase fish into the sunlight so he could scoop them up. Even though it was early in the spring for fishing, the ranger had success. Jose had bought us a truly massive rainbow trout for dinner, and we watched as the ranger cleaned the fish with a single slice of his blade. This connection with local people who are at home in this landscape was a highlight of the trip. The fish made a delightful addition to our burritos as the evening wind picked up again.
By Kendall Muzzy of the University of Vermont Last research trip officially in the books! For the past 3 days, we have been in the Tamango sector of Patagonia National Park collecting data for the Least Acceptable Change (LAC)…
By Emily Rothe of the University of Vermont First research expedition in the books – heck yeah! This was our longest trip of the program and it’s gonna be a hard one to beat! We collected seeds, removed invasive plants,…
By Maddy Love of the University of Vermont Mo here, coming at you from basecamp with quite the story to tell about a band of fools that took on the greatest adventure of them all, collecting data for the Campesinos…
By Sam Cahaly of Colby College Our first backpacking trip took place in the Tamango sector of the Patagonian National Park, a 3-day ordeal that would overall include about 22 km of hiking with a day of rest in the…
By Ella Doyle from University of Vermont Our first research project of the semester was to determine the Least Acceptable Change (LAC) on the hiking trails that run from Valle Chacabuco to Lago Jeinimeni in Parque Nacional Patagonica (PNP). LAC…
Ever sweatier, ever dirtier, more blistered and more tired, and more content. And the lingering sentiment: Thank you. That was incredible. What’s next?
By Travis Goodin from Westminster College Life is brought into the camp with an early sunrise and the soothing calls of the camp owners’ roosters and the native southern lapwing. As the breakfast crew makes their way out of their…
There were many goals for this trip. For us as RRCS students the main goal was to learn a little about the local culture and kids and possibly pass some of our knowledge, the little we may have, on. Round River´s were to build a relationship with the local community and to help to ensure future protection for BNP El Mosco. The local students goals hopefully mirrored the RRCS students goals in coming to Patagonia: to get exposed to something new and possibly further their knowledge of the natural world and help to conserve it.
Our goal (team 4) for the day was to survey the Los Coigues trail and the remainder of the Los Carpinteros trail. We hiked along quickly, taking many data points, and only stopping to eat lunch at a lakeside beach, finishing the 12k day at 2:30pm. As we drove back to basecamp to return to the other 3 teams, I was left feeling grateful that I was able to spend the past days in beautiful Tamango, surrounded by wildflowers and songbirds, doing research I enjoyed.
by Isabel Masi of Montana State University WINTER Waking up to torrential rain and soggy tents, we crawled out of our safe sleeping bags and prepared for our departure. The day was October 27th, and we were not stoked. We…
by Oskar Robinson of Montana State University We drove south from Cochrane on the Carreterra Austral, bags packed with our camping gear and work wear for the week away. Quincy and I will be spending our homestay at the campo…
By James Lane of Colby College One chilly spring afternoon, all of the Round River Patagonia students, as well as our instructors, crowded into the warmth and coziness of Jose and Claudia´s house. We were there to learn some embroidery…
by Marianna Buckel of Westminster College A little over a week ago we received our assignments of which family/ Campo we would call home for a week, as an opportunity to immerse in the local culture of Cochrane. My assignment…