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  • Three trampers are silhouetted against glacier-clad Mt Edward (2620m) in Dart Valley on a spectacular day hike from Dart Hut to Cascade Saddle. Rees-Dart Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At lower left is Hesse Glacier.
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  • Hanging Bridge, Grey Glacier, Southern Patagonian Ice Field, in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Before dividing in two at its tongue, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Ice-filled Crucible Lake in summer in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. Beginning in the Siberia Valley, the Crucible Lake Track departs from the Gillespie Pass Circuit about an hour above the Siberia Hut. UNESCO lists Mount Aspiring as part of Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
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  • Milford Sound, in Fiordland National Park, Southland region, South Island of New Zealand. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area.
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  • The spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field (the world's third largest reserve of fresh water). Moreno Glacier melts into Lake Argentino, surrounded by Los Glaciares National Park, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Lago Argentino is the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina and reaches as deep as 500 meters (1640 feet). Its outlet, the Santa Cruz River, flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Despite most glaciers worldwide retreating due to global warming, Perito Moreno Glacier has been a relatively stable exception for the past hundred years. Located 78 kilometers (48 mi) from El Calafate, the glacier was named after explorer Francisco Moreno, a pioneer who studied the region in the 1800s and defended the territory of Argentina in the conflict surrounding the international border dispute with Chile. Los Glaciares National Park is honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List. For use of this copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Pororari River Track in Paparoa National Park, between Westport and Greymouth in the West Coast region of New Zealand's South Island. The track follows an impressive limestone gorge along the river with big rocks set in deep pools, through strikingly beautiful forest subtly transitioning between subtropical and temperate ecozones. Pororari River flows northwest from its sources in the Paparoa Range to reach the Tasman Sea at Punakaiki. Stroll 1 km to a seat overlooking an attractive river bend. At about 3.5 km turn left at the Inland Pack Track to soon reach the swing bridge, a good turnaround point.
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  • Glacier-clad Mt Edward (left), Dart Glacier, Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (right), and hikers reflect in a pond during a 20 kilometer round trip hike to Cascade Saddle from Dart Hut, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m) is seen from near the tongue of Dart Glacier, during a 20 kilometer side trip from Dart Hut to spectacular Cascade Saddle, Rees-Dart Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.
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  • Hiking along Rees River under snowy Mt Earnslaw (or Pikirakatahi 2830m / 9249 ft) on Rees Station, Rees-Dart Track, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. In 5 days, we tramped the strenuous Rees-Dart Track for 39 miles plus 12.5 miles side trip to spectacular Cascade Saddle, in Mount Aspiring National Park.
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  • Panorama of Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At left is the Dart Glacier. At center is Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m). At center right is Mt Aspiring above the Matukituki Valley. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • To reach Paso Quadrado, we ascended steep snow using trailrunning shoes (but could have required crampons if icy), near El Chalten, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Initially, hike the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a path ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). Views keep improving the higher you go.
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  • Partition Arch, Devils Garden Trail, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA. A thick underground salt bed underlies the creation of the park's many arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths. Some 300 million years ago, a sea flowed into the area and eventually evaporated to create the salt bed up to thousands of feet thick. Over millions of years, the salt bed was covered with debris eroded from the Uncompahgre Uplift to the northeast. During the Early Jurassic (about 210 million years ago) desert conditions deposited the vast Navajo Sandstone. On top of that, about 140 million years ago, the Entrada Sandstone was deposited from stream and windblown sediments. Later, over 5000 feet (1500 m) of younger sediments were deposited and then mostly worn away, leaving the park's arches eroded mostly within the Entrada formation.
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  • Two trampers approach glacier-clad 2620m Mt Edward in Dart Valley on a spectacular day hike from Dart Hut to Cascade Saddle, Rees-Dart Track, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.
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  • Multiple waterfalls plunge from Castaño Overo Glacier on Cerro Tronador, an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina, in Patagonia, South America. The sound of falling seracs inspired the name Tronador, Spanish for "Thunderer." With an altitude of 3470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 meters above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular climb in Patagonia, South America. Located inside two National Parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts eight glaciers, which are retreating due to warming of the upper troposphere.
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  • We cross the outlet stream of Lago del Quadrado, in sight of the snowy peak of Cerro Gorra Blanca and conjoined Cerro Neumayer, which rise behind the ridge of Cerro 30 Aniversario. We hiked the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a path ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). Views keep improving the higher you go. Location: northwest of El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Paso Quadrado affords a spectacular panorama south to the North Fitz Roy Glacier and peaks including Cerro Torre and Aguja Pollone (the needle on right), near El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip) to stay overnight in dorms. A path from the refuge ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). The last kilometer climbs up steep snow which could require crampons if icy (but was passable in soft snow using our trailrunning shoes). Views keep improving as you ascend. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • We cross the outlet stream of Lago del Quadrado, in sight of the snowy peak of Cerro Gorra Blanca and conjoined Cerro Neumayer, which rise behind the ridge of Cerro 30 Aniversario. We hiked the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a path ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). Views keep improving the higher you go. Location: northwest of El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America.
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  • Hikers walk by Lago Electrico under the glacier-clad Marconi Range, along the trail to Lago Pollone, near El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a rewarding day hike visits Lago Pollone (8.5 km round trip with 320 m gain). To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation) in Los Glaciares National Park, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The trail called Sendero Fitz Roy leads from El Chalten to Laguna de Los Tres (20 km round trip with 1100 meters gain). Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy. The first Europeans recorded as seeing Cerro Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak.  Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Cerro Torre (3,128 m or 10,262 ft elevation) and Laguna Torre (634 m or 2080 ft) in Los Glaciares National Park, near El Chalten mountain resort in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Sunset shines on the red-orange sandstone of Skyline Arch at Devils Garden Campground, Arches National Park, Moab, Utah, USA. Three visitors climb up and stand in the arch. A thick underground salt bed underlies the creation of the park's many arches, spires, balanced rocks, sandstone fins, and eroded monoliths. Some 300 million years ago, a sea flowed into the area and eventually evaporated to create the salt bed up to thousands of feet thick. Over millions of years, the salt bed was covered with debris eroded from the Uncompahgre Uplift to the northeast. During the Early Jurassic (about 210 million years ago) desert conditions deposited the vast Navajo Sandstone. On top of that, about 140 million years ago, the Entrada Sandstone was deposited from stream and windblown sediments. Later, over 5000 feet (1500 m) of younger sediments were deposited and then mostly worn away, leaving the park's arches eroded mostly within the Entrada formation.
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  • Descending from the moraine lip of Crucible Lake, a side trip from the Gillespie Pass Circuit in Mount Aspiring National Park, in the Southern Alps. Makarora, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. UNESCO lists Mount Aspiring as part of Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
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  • A hiker views Mount Aspiring / Tititea (3033 m or 9951 ft, New Zealand's 23rd-highest mountain) from Cascade Saddle. In 5 days, we tramped the strenuous Rees-Dart Track for 39 miles plus 20km side trip to spectacular Cascade Saddle, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.
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  • The peak of Aoraki / Mount Cook (12,218 feet) reflects in a tarn atop the Sealy Tarns Track, in Aoraki / Mount Cook National Park, Southern Alps, Canterbury region, South Island, New Zealand. Glacier-clad Mt Sefton rises on the left. In 1990, UNESCO honored Te Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand as a World Heritage Area. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier is one of 48 glaciers fed by the Southern Patagonian Ice Field (the world's third largest reserve of fresh water). Moreno Glacier melts into Lake Argentino, surrounded by Los Glaciares National Park, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Lago Argentino is the biggest freshwater lake in Argentina and reaches as deep as 500 meters (1640 feet). Its outlet, the Santa Cruz River, flows into the Atlantic Ocean. Despite most glaciers worldwide retreating due to global warming, Perito Moreno Glacier has been a relatively stable exception for the past hundred years. Located 78 kilometers (48 mi) from El Calafate, the glacier was named after explorer Francisco Moreno, a pioneer who studied the region in the 1800s and defended the territory of Argentina in the conflict surrounding the international border dispute with Chile. Los Glaciares National Park is honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List. For use of this copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Refugio Chileno offers horse transportation, and supplies tents fully equipped with pads and sleeping bags. From Refugio Chileno, we hiked to Mirador Base Las Torres (9.5 km or 5.9 miles round trip with 600 m or 1980 ft gain) to view the namesake towers of Torres del Paine National Park, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. The salmon dinner & dessert served at Refugio Chileno was our tastiest meal along the W Route! UNESCO honors the Park as a World Biosphere Reserve.
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  • A hiker crosses a side stream footbridge in Rio Electrico Valley, returning from Refugio Piedra del Fraile, towards parking along gravel Ruta 23, northwest of El Chalten, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, an easy day hike visits scenic Lago Pollone (8.5 km round trip with 320 m gain) beneath towering Cerro Fitz Roy and Aguja Pollone. A more challending path from the refuge ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip).
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  • Paso Quadrado affords a spectacular panorama south to Lago Quadrado, the North Fitz Roy Glacier, and peaks including Guillaumet, Mermoz, Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, and Aguja Pollone (left to right), near El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip) to stay overnight in dorms. A path from the refuge ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). The last kilometer climbs up steep snow which could require crampons if icy (but was passable in soft snow using our trailrunning shoes). Views keep improving as you ascend. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Hikers approach Paso Quadrado (Square Pass) under Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation) near Piedra Negra, El Chalten, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a path ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip) for a spectacular view south. The last kilometer climbs up steep snow which could require crampons and ice axe if icy; soft snow for us was slippery but passable in trailrunning shoes. Views keep improving as you ascend higher. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy. The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Mount Fitz Roy. The trail called Sendero Fitz Roy leads to Laguna de Los Tres (20 km round trip with 1100 meters gain), in Los Glaciares National Park. To reveal the best view, slightly descend left of the Laguna then ascend 50 m to a bare knoll overlooking both Lago Sucia and Laguna de Los Tres under mighty Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy. The first Europeans recorded as seeing Cerro Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak.  Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Lago Viedma, seen from "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado" trail in Los Glaciares National Park, above El Chalten, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. From El Chalten, we hiked to Mirador "Loma del Pliegue Tumbado" ("hill of the collapsed fold"), 19 km (11.9 mi) with 1170 meters (3860 ft) cumulative gain in Los Glaciares National Park. El Chalten mountain resort is 220 km north of El Calafate. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • We rock hop across Crucible Stream shown here, then must wade through Siberia Stream and Gillespie Stream to return to Siberia Hut, on the Crucible Lake Track side trip from the Gillespie Pass Circuit in Mount Aspiring National Park, in the Southern Alps. Makarora, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. UNESCO lists Mount Aspiring as part of Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area.
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  • Mount Awful (2192 m / 7190 ft, left) at the headwaters of the Young River, on the Track ascending Gillespie Pass, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Southern Alps, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. UNESCO lists Mount Aspiring as part of Wahipounamu - South West New Zealand World Heritage Area. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • A tarn reflects glacier-clad Mt Edward, Dart Glacier, and a hiker on a 20 kilometer round trip hike to Cascade Saddle from Dart Hut, in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand.
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  • Doppelgangers on the last swing bridge of the Hollyford Track, at Hollyford Road End, in Fiordland National Park, Southland region, South Island of New Zealand. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Castaño Overo Glacier. Cerro Tronador is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina. The sound of falling seracs gave it the name Tronador, Spanish for "Thunderer." With an altitude of 3470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 meters above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular climb in Patagonia, South America. Located inside two National Parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts eight glaciers, which are retreating due to warming of the upper troposphere.
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  • Trekkers admire the vast Grey Glacier in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile, Patagonia, South America. Before dividing in two at its tongue, the glacier is 6 kilometers wide and over 30 meters high. Originating in the vast Southern Patagonian Ice Field, the Grey Glacier has receded 4 km and lost 17 square kilometers from the mid 1900s through 2010.  Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Hiking under Mount Head and Grant Glacier along Rees River on Rees Station, on the Rees-Dart Track, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. In 5 days, we tramped the strenuous Rees-Dart Track for 39 miles plus 12.5 miles side trip to spectacular Cascade Saddle, in Mount Aspiring National Park. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com .
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  • See Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m) from Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track.
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  • Forested trail to Laguna Torre. El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 21 km (13 miles) round trip with 730 m (2400 ft) cumulative gain to Laguna Torre and Mirador Maestri to see Cerro Torre and other peaks. El Chalten mountain resort is in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. The village is settled on the riverside of Rio de las Vueltas, within Los Glaciares National Park near the base of Cerro Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation), at the edge of the Southern Patagonian Ice Field. The town is 220 km north of El Calafate. Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form over Monte Fitz Roy. Los Glaciares National Park and Reserve are honored on UNESCO's World Heritage List.
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  • Trailhead for Mirador Laguna Cerro Castillo and Cerro Castillo National Reserve, in Villa Cerro Castillo, Coyhaique Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. We hiked 14 km (8.5 miles) round trip with 1082 m (3550 feet) gain to the viewpoint for Lake Cerro Castillo. Steep basalt walls of the mountain Cerro Castillo (poking above the Entrada sign) resemble a castle (or Castillo in Spanish). The peak is 75 km south of the city of Coyhaique along Carretera Austral (CH-7).
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  • Lagunas Altas Trail, in Patagonia National Park, near Cochrane, Chile, South America. Starting from Los West Winds Campground, we hiked the Lagunas Altas Loop Trail (21 km round trip with 1100 m cumulative gain). Intensive ranching on this former estancia caused overgrazing, but through restoration and rewilding, native grasslands have recovered and wildlife has returned. Top-notch park infrastructure includes a lodge, restaurant, visitor center and museums, as well as campgrounds and trails. Patagonia National Park consists of the Tompkins Conservation donation in addition to the former national reserves of Jeinimeni and Tamango, plus fiscal land. Parque Patagonia was created by Conservacion Patagonica, a nonprofit incorporated in California and founded in 2000 by Kris Tompkins. On January 29, 2018, Chilean President Michelle Bachelet and Kris Tompkins signed a decree creating 5 national parks, including Patagonia National Park.
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  • See multiple waterfalls plunge from Castaño Overo Glacier at Mirador Castaño Overo on Cerro Tronador, an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina, in Patagonia, South America. This viewpoint from a side trail is marked as "Castaño Overo 1 Hour", an easy side trip from the longer path to Otto Meiling Refuge. The sound of falling seracs inspired the name Tronador, Spanish for "Thunderer." With an altitude of 3470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 meters above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular climb in Patagonia, South America. Located inside two National Parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts eight glaciers, which are retreating due to warming of the upper troposphere. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Castaño Overo Glacier. Cerro Tronador is an extinct stratovolcano in the southern Andes, near Bariloche, in the Lake District of Argentina. The sound of falling seracs gave it the name Tronador, Spanish for "Thunderer." With an altitude of 3470 m, Tronador stands more than 1000 meters above nearby mountains in the Andean massif, making it a popular climb in Patagonia, South America. Located inside two National Parks, Nahuel Huapi in Argentina and Vicente Pérez Rosales in Chile, Tronador hosts eight glaciers, which are retreating due to warming of the upper troposphere.
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  • The namesake Towers of Paine reflect in Lago Torres, in Ultima Esperanza Province, Chile, Patagonia, South America. From Refugio Chileno, we hiked to Mirador Base Las Torres (9.5 km or 5.9 miles round trip with 600 m or 1980 ft gain). Torres del Paine National Park is listed as a World Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO. To license this Copyright photo, please inquire at PhotoSeek.com.
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  • Paso Quadrado affords a spectacular panorama south to the North Fitz Roy Glacier and peaks including Guillaumet, Mermoz, Fitz Roy, Cerro Torre, and Aguja Pollone (left to right), near El Chalten, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. We hiked scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip) to stay overnight in dorms. A path from the refuge ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip). The last kilometer climbs up steep snow which could require crampons if icy (but was passable in soft snow using our trailrunning shoes). Views keep improving as you ascend. Monte Fitz Roy is also known as Cerro Chaltén, Cerro Fitz Roy, or Mount Fitz Roy (3405 m or 11,171 ft elevation). The first Europeans recorded as seeing Mount Fitz Roy were the Spanish explorer Antonio de Viedma and his companions, who in 1783 reached the shores of Viedma Lake. In 1877, Argentine explorer Francisco Moreno saw the mountain and named it Fitz Roy in honour of Robert FitzRoy who, as captain of HMS Beagle, had travelled up the Santa Cruz River in 1834 and charted large parts of the Patagonian coast. Mt Fitz Roy was first climbed in 1952. Cerro is a Spanish word meaning hill, while Chaltén comes from a Tehuelche word meaning "smoking mountain", due to clouds that usually form around the peak. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Sunrise shines on Cerro 30 Aniversario above Rio Electrico Valley near Piedra Negra, outside of El Chalten, in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, Patagonia, South America. Hike the scenic Rio Electrico Valley to Refugio Piedra del Fraile ("Stone of the Friar", 14.5 km round trip). From the refuge, a path ascends very steeply to Paso Quadrado (gaining 1340 m vertically in 8.4 km round trip) for a spectacular view. Views keep improving the higher you go. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • Panorama of Cascade Saddle in Mount Aspiring National Park, Otago region, South Island of New Zealand. At left is the Dart Glacier. At center is Reid Glacier on Plunket Dome (2191m). At center right is Mt Aspiring above the Matukituki Valley. Cascade Saddle is a spectacular 20-kilometer side trip from Dart Hut on the Rees-Dart Track. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • In memorium: lupin and aster flowers bloom prolifically in Spray Park in mid August 2020, in Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA. With Carol at this location, I spread my brother Dave's ashes then recorded the image. While bicycling, he lost his life to a negligent motorist on May 8.
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  • Dave shops for clams and mussels (bivalve molluscs) at a seafood market in Puerto Montt, Los Lagos Region, Zona Austral, Chile, South America. What international tourist literature calls the "Chilean Lake District" usually refers to the Andean foothills between Temuco and Puerto Montt including three Regions (XIV Los Ríos, IX La Araucanía, and X Los Lagos) in what Chile calls the Zona Sur (Southern Zone). In Chile, Patagonia includes the territory of Valdivia through Tierra del Fuego archipelago. Spanning both Argentina and Chile, the foot of South America is known as Patagonia, a name derived from coastal giants ("Patagão" or "Patagoni" who were actually Tehuelche native people who averaged 25 cm taller than the Spaniards) who were reported by Magellan's 1520s voyage circumnavigating the world. For licensing options, please inquire.
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