November 20, 2014 By Isabelle Lazarus (University of Vermont) Three weeks ago, at a casual visit to the internet café, our instructors were approached by the “upper ups” of CONAF (i.e. the bosses of Orlando and Felidor, the guardasparques…
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November 20, 2014 By Isabelle Lazarus (University of Vermont) Three weeks ago, at a casual visit to the internet café, our instructors were approached by the “upper ups” of CONAF (i.e. the bosses of Orlando and Felidor, the guardasparques…
By Desiree Niewinski (Northland College) This was our first week in the Chacabuco and it lived up to all that we were expecting and more. With the start of steady bird and vizcacha surveys, the scenery of open steppe…
By Kristina Benoist (Westminster College) The group has now entered what we like to call, “Recovery Mode” from the Fjords. This has provided an excuse for eating endless amounts of fresh fruits and vegetables, taking long naps in the…
By Elliott Casper (University of Vermont) It was a sunny and gorgeous day in Tortel, a rare occurrence over the last 3 weeks, but it always seems to be sunny the day you leave. The Fjords were finally coming…
November 3, 2014 By Natalie Stoneburner (CSBSJU) After successfully completing our first backpacking adventure in the Fjords, our group spent a few days recuperating in CONAF’s refugio in Fiordo Bernardo. In the refugio (a small remote house built for…