Strange Name for a Rock

(vean al pie de página para la versión en español - voyez plus bas pour la version française) South-west of Aurora - and strangely enough west of Marseilles, Illinois - is a State Park with the strangest name.  Rather than telling you what it is straight away, let me describe you the place...  Imagine a [...]

Photo of the Month: Home away from Home

We've finally made it back to Puerto Natales, Chile.  There, my Patagonian family - friends I have made over my 2 previous stays in town - welcomed us again with arms wide open and grins even wider on their faces.  It is a much colder season than expected, it will takes much longer to Raul [...]

Weekly Photo Challenge : Object

This week's challenge: Object. Trekking in Patagonia, Chile.  That's what we came back to do here.  This picture was taken during my first hike in Torres del Paine National Park, by Puerto Natales, in 2011.  You can read about that trek here and/or wait for the story of my second time in the Park, soon. [...]

On Vampire- and Werewolf-territory

(voyez plus bas pour la version française - vean al pie de página para la versión en español)Seattle's immediate surrounding area is a gigantic playground for the hiker in you.  I was myself  all geared-up after my achievements in Colorado and thought I could try and hike up Mt. Rainier, 14.411 ft. high dormant volcano [...]

A Gift of Natural Wonder

(voyez plus bas pour la version française - vean al pie de página para la versión en español)It was hard to get there... but the effort much worthwhile.  Puerto Rio Tranquilo lies upon General Carrera Lake in southern Patagonia, almost at the end of the Carretera Austral.  You don't arrive here randomly; you come here [...]