The overall goals of this trip were to learn about the integral practices of “Leave No Trace” in the backcountry, the geomorphological features of San Lorenzo, and the natural environment of alpine zones in Chile.
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The overall goals of this trip were to learn about the integral practices of “Leave No Trace” in the backcountry, the geomorphological features of San Lorenzo, and the natural environment of alpine zones in Chile.
The geography of Aysén is some of the most fascinating in the world – and some I believe everyone should experience first-hand at some point in their lives. My time here in Patagonia has been full of incredible sights, and some of the most beautiful geography I have ever seen.
he Llewellyn Glacier is retreating which provides an opportunity to view depositional glacial features such as recessional moraines, and to observe patterns of vegetative succession in newly ice-free areas. Perhaps future Round River students will one day have the good fortune of conducting a rain-free vegetation survey at the Llewellyn terminus, but we made the most of our rainy days, and were content to fondly recount this trip’s adventures from the comfort of Phil’s couch.
By Kian Sia Su from the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University Our final surveying excursion of the semester brought the entire Round River crew to a small campo on a lake to the Southeast of Cochrane. The…