Climbing the Lanín, A Dream Come True (Part I)
I was once told: “When you explore the summit of a mountain, in fact you are exploring yourself”. This brief and challenging maxim is the motivation for myself and three of my friends (Ale, Alberto y Migue) to conquer next February one of the most attractive and mythical Andean massifs in the Patagonia: the Lanín volcano.
El Lanín is within everybody’s reach, from 10-year-olds to 70-year-olds. At 3,776 meters above sea level, the air is more pure, the sun shines brighter and the view is...
November 22nd, 2009 | Pablo Juan Augustinowicz | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: argentina, climb mountains, Lanín volcano, neuquen
Travel Green – Travel Into the Wild!
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Recreational – Wilderness areas provide amazing recreational opportunities humans. You can hike, backpack, camp, climb mountains, ride horses, ski, raft, canoe, take pictures, view wildlife or stargaze, hunt, fish, chill out, and see new sights.
Eco-benefits of a wilderness vacation – Wilderness improves air quality, decreases the “greenhouse effect,” provides water for many urban areas, and protects wildlife.
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July 15th, 2009 | Jennifer | Read More | Comments: 3Filed under: backpack, Benefits of wilderness, camp, canoe, climb mountains, eco conservation, eco travel, Eco-benefits of a wilderness, hike, into the wild, National Wilderness Preservation System, raft, ride horses, ski, stargaze, take pictures, travel green, view wildlife, wilderness vacation
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