I didn´t mean to disappear, but these mountains are kicking my ass! Yesterday, an early morning bus from El Calafate to El Chalten, a town of just under 1000 near the Fitzroy Range. A 12 mile hike yesterday, and another one today, incredible views, hot sunshine changing to blisteringly freezing winds in the blink of an eye, sore feet, great talks with my hiking guide Cecilia . The first Argentinean I´ve had a chance to have in depth conversations with, very beautiful, smart, interesting woman. Ecologically passionate of course. Although, seeing as she moved to Chalten 10 years ago after graduating in math and physics from a top university in Buenos Aires, and fell in love with the mountains and then a mountain man, her thoughts about Argentinian politics and the like are probably about as representative as if you tried to get insight into American society by talking tol Alfred B,. or another one of the many similar prep school rebels, who after graduating from Yale moved to Aspen to smoke dope and teach skiing and then somehow stayed and stayed and stayed.
Besides being tired, this is a fricking Mac. More tomorrow when I´m back in El Calafate with a NORMAL computer. Ducking!
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