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Patagonia

A Bit About Base Camp

By Kennedy McCarthy from the University of Vermont During our time with Round River, we went on seven expeditions across Patagonia. We have traveled to many national parks, different remote areas, stayed with Chileans and more. When we’re not gallivanting…

Patagonia

Leo’s Homestay

By Jackson Ward from the University of Vermont After a quick siesta when we first arrived at Leo’s, she put us to work. We gathered branches around her yard, most of which had fallen recently after a windstorm. One pile…

Botswana

Camera Trapping in the Bush

By Colin Moody from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga So far during our trip in Botswana, we’ve had many great memories throughout the first month, with hopefully many more to come.  This picture is of one of the many…

Botswana

The Great Makgadikgadi Olympics

By Brendan Hamill-O’Neil from The University of Vermont After days of blazing heat combined with midterms in mopane camp, we were all excited to drive out to the Makgadikgadi national park for a fall break of sorts. When we arrived…

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Gunalchéesh/Thank You

By Andrew Corcilius of Northland College Thank you for letting us visit the glacier  and giving us the opportunity to see Grizzly and Moose tracks along the shoreline of the glacial lake as I very well will never have that…

Patagonia

A Week at Orfelina’s Campo

Written by Daniel Folweiler from Westminster College, UT  From November 2nd to 8th, the students of Round River Patagonia Primavera ‘23 stayed at a very diverse group of rural homestays near Cochrane, Chile. Groups of two or three went to…

Patagonia

Guanacos Surveys in Chacabuco

By Brendan Deppen from Bowdoin College Group Hued Hued spent October 4th through October 13th camping and working in the Chacabuco Valley of Patagonia National Park. This block of 10 days presented many hurdles and challenges, but will be looked…

Patagonia

Jeinimeni: Carpinteros in the Cold! 

By Izzy Anderson from The University of Vermont Our trip began with an eventful travel day from our basecamp in Cochrane, Chile to El Silencio Campground in the Jeinimeni Sector of Patagonia National Park. We had a long drive, but…

Patagonia

Argentina! (and Cueva de los Manos)

By Elena Prichard from Carleton College In between our woodpecker surveys in the Jeinimeni sector and volunteer work in the Furioso sector of Patagonia National Park, we drove across the border into Argentina in order to renew our Chilean visas and…

Botswana

Reflections Among the Mopane

By Lilian Frank from Bowdoin College Our recent Khwai adventure was blessed with the presence of Professor Lance Newman of Westminster University. Our cohort was so thankful to have Lance around for 3 days of our trip, during which he…