Archive for 'Flowers'
Condors!
One of the great things about Bolivia is that wherever you go, even if it is not where you wanted or intended to go, you will likely find excitement of some sort. Twice now I have tried to find my way to Laguna Arkhata, nestled as it is in the upper folds of the skirt […]
Posted: March 17th, 2013 under Birds, Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Birds, Bolivia, Condors, Day Trip, Eagles, Flowers, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Larry, Mapping, Mountains
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Valle de las Animas
The Valle de las Animas, or Valley of Souls, is seriously misnamed. It is not a “valley” but a region, and I for one fail to see why there is any reason to believe that the rock formations therein have any resemblance to “souls.” After all, isn’t their lack of a physical form a […]
Posted: March 6th, 2013 under Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Uncategorized.
Tags: Aliciya, Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, Mountains
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To Lagunas Aiuan Khota, Kunk Huikara, and Mikhaya
This is one of the places I used to travel to at least monthly to hike, fish, camp, and just relax. It’s quite changed, now. All the “lagunas” have been dammed, and in several cases, they are fundamentally different from what they used to be, with their surrounding bofedales now almost entirely underwater. That said, […]
Posted: January 24th, 2013 under Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Bolivia, Day Trip, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, Mountains
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Comanche and the Queen of the Andes
We enjoyed a glorious day on the Altiplano on Sunday. Our plan was to drive a loop south of La Paz, visiting several colonial-era churches, a mining town, and some Inca and Pre-Inca ruins as well as Comanche and the famed Queen of the Andes. In fact, we had such a good time in Comanche […]
Posted: August 28th, 2012 under Bolivia, Day Trip, Flowers, GPS, Hiking, La Paz, Mapping, South America, Travel.
Tags: Aliciya, Bolivia, Day Trip, Family, Flowers, Google Earth, GPS, Hiking, Larry, Mapping, Tatyana, Travel
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Orto Say
Though I’ll call this a day trip, you can actually visit this field of wildflowers on your lunch hour. I’m not certain that it is actually in Bishkek proper, but if not, it is just outside. Really, it is just an example of many beautiful places you can find by exploring the near foothills. This […]
Posted: April 1st, 2012 under Bishkek, Day Trip, Flowers, Google Earth, GPS, Kyrgyzstan, Mapping, Travel.
Tags: Bishkek, Day Trip, Flowers, Google Earth, GPS, Kyrgyzstan, Larry, Mapping, Travel
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Tulips, Poppies, And Other Wildflowers
The wildflowers of Kyrgyzstan are rightfully considered among the most beautiful in the world. While I got a chance to get around and see a lot of them while I was there, one of my regrets about departing so soon was that I missed the opportunity to get out again this spring, now that I’ve […]
Posted: March 29th, 2012 under Bishkek, Day Trip, Flowers, Hiking, Kyrgyzstan, Travel.
Tags: Bishkek, Day Trip, Flowers, Hiking, Kyrgyzstan, Larry, Mountains, Travel
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