Here in Pucon I’ve been kicking back at our base in the quincho, and hanging out. When I’m not hanging around our base, I’m out exploring the town, (which is totally awesome by the way) and public busses, or kayaking. Yesterday I ran a waterfall at Ojos Del Caburgua. We went there once before and I was too afraid to run it. I had to hear everyone’s great stories of their run. All of their stories made me so envious that I had to do it for myself. I was so nervous and scared at the top, but then I finally ran it. When I ran it, I was sooo happy I had to do it again. Pucon has so much white water and is full of adventures. I can’t wait to see what will come next!
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- The Maipo River is like a huge water park.
- The color of the Maipo is like chocolate milk.
- My brain on the river is like a scrambled egg.
- The foam on the river is like a spewing soda.
- My eyes on the river are like a colony of ants moving everywhere.
- The rocks in the river are hippos.
- The Maipo River is a difficult maze.
- My line through the rapid is a winding road.
- The waves on the Maipo are tall skyscrapers towering over me.
- My brain on the Maipo is a machine that has only one task.
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Pucon and Ojos
Saturday, December 5th, 2009My Achibueno Photo Walk
Tuesday, December 1st, 2009While most everyone else was paddling I decided to take a break from the river and go on a little photo walk. I enjoyed myself walking around exploring and enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery. I took photos of everything I found interesting until the battery died on my camera. Here are some of my favorite.
Achibueno
Thursday, November 26th, 2009In Achibueno we are staying in a very remote hostel. At night there is a vibe of friendship and relaxation as we all sit around the fire. Some play cards, some read, some play guitar, while others sing along. Through photography I tried to capture the essence of these moments, of everyone sitting around a fire being a bunch of hippies.
Siete Tazas Geography Project
Saturday, November 21st, 2009Siete Tazas
Similar to the project I had with mapping the Lower Maipo. I had a project to do on the Siete Tazas, a clean waterfall run. Take a look and enjoy.
Siete Tazas
Friday, November 20th, 2009Fresh air, freezing water, making me feel sick, I know this is a trick. The Siete Tazas waterfalls are intimidating to me, but I know that they are clean. Virtually the only consequences are skirt implosion, and breaking a paddle upon impact.As soon as I paddle off the lip of the fall my mind goes into a blank mode and all I can think is, uhhh I’m falling. Then I land into the white airy water that lies beneath the waterfall, think quickly as to what’s going on, and paddle into a big beautiful pool of the clearest blue water you could lay eyes on with smooth grey rock towering high over both sides.Once I’m back into these big pools my mind fills with thoughts of what Jeff and Tonya, my parents, and my friends back home are going to think, and how proud they’re going to be when they see all of the cool photos and hear the stories.
Here We Are in Pichilemu
Wednesday, November 11th, 2009Colors, waves, surfing, Pichilemu is uhhhh-MAZING! I love it here, but hate the bitter tasting carbonated water that never ceases to shock my taste buds when I take a huge sip. The colors are so diverse and bright; it’s a feast for my eyes as well as my mind. The city of Pichilemu is full of adventures that just so happen to be very photogenic.
Lower Maipo River Mapping
Thursday, November 5th, 2009I was fortunate enough to have the great experience of paddling the Lower Maipo River, a great, safe river with nonstop thrill. To help more people possibly be able to have the great experience of paddling this river my World Geography class paddled the river and mapped it using GPS for a class project. I uploaded our track onto everytrail.com a long with photos from the lower Maipo to show the world a little about the river. I find the opertunity to do this for a class project unique and educational, to say the least. I hope it will encourage many to visit the Maipo.
Lower Maipo
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Prison Camp
Thursday, November 5th, 2009New River Academy took a field trip to an old Chilean prison camp. After driving for about an hour and a half on a high winding dirt road we finally arrived. Everyone was in awe, taking pictures, walking around, and observing all they could. For my World Geography class we had a GPS. With it, we tracked everywhere we went and the routes we took. We uploaded it to everytrail.com along with pictures of our once in a lifetime field trip.
Field Trip to Prison Camp
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Figurative LanguageTh
Thursday, November 5th, 2009Similes
Metaphors
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