Hey New River Academy Fallowers!
Dave and I have been in Chile for a few days now getting everything in order for our upcoming trip and let me just say, this is the most epic trip I have ever seen! The first night we stayed up at the Maipo at Cascada De Las Animas. This is our first destination by the way. It is along the banks of one of the best whitewater rivers in Chile the Rio Maipo. We stayed up in Sergio’s and Gorditas house. The place was amazing. I’ll let the pictures do the talking.
Getting our gear off the plane
This is the view from the bathroom!
This is the stair case. It is built around a huge rock! Very Cool!
The living room. This Family has done an amazing job with the plants in their house.
This is just a nook built into the side of the house.
This is the woodwork that is all over the house. Very Unique.
This is the front door. Sergio design's and builds houses but his style is very different from anything else I have ever seen. All his designs flow together incredibly well.
The outside of the house.
The view of the river from right next to where we are staying!! Notice the snow capped Andes.
Looking downstream from the same place.
The wood stove in the center of the Restaurant
Dave and I drove up to Entre Saltos to do some logistics and scouting and ran across this amazing canyon. It was like nothing I have ever seen.
Looking down at Entre Saltos while scouting. This canyon gets to be about three feet wide in some places and about 100 to 150 feet deep.
Dave scouting at one of the cruxes in the canyon. You can see how tight the canyon is.
Dave with his new car after driving up the muddy road.
So Dave and I are now in Curaco about to head farther south. Hope you liked the pictures. Sorry about the lack of writing. We are on the move so I will basically just be throwing up pictures for you guys to get a glimpse!
Tino
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