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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…
By Teddy Charlton of Westminster College Last week, our Round River cohort spent a total of seven nights and eight days in Valle Chacabuco which is part of Patagonia National Park (PNP). The landscape is incredibly beautiful and unlike anything…
By Bailey Fuhrmann of the University of Puget Sound On October 3rd we left for Valle Chacabuco to conduct guanaco (Lama guanacoe) research for the week. The goal of our research was to map the extent of guanaco and estimate…
by Kira Corasanti of the University of Vermont On Monday, September 26, we woke up to a rainy cold morning, more excited at the prospect of staying in our quincho and drinking mate than going out for our first backpacking…
By Lily Simko of the University of Montana Back in March, Jack and I were dropped off at Norma and Gavino’s campo. We were nervous, excited, and unsure of what to expect. One-week later Sara would arrive to find Nellie…
By Allie Shiers of the University of Vermont After many weeks of anticipation, our two days of environmental education were finally upon us. This opportunity, although different from our many mountainous adventures, was an excellent way to get more connected…