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We saw evidence of puma but, alas, no puma today

But, we did get to see one other iconic resident of Patagonia - the condor.  Horrible photos, I know.

I saw quite a lot of dead trees from various forest fires over the years.  All fires caused by the negligence of people.

Treats were waiting for us at the end of the trail

[World Traveler]

@Alter Ego The whole trip is worth it just for the mountain range, right? Wonderful photos. 

How many more days are you on the trip?

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We stopped at Cascada Paine - a very beautiful waterfall that we also had to ourselves!

We ended with a stop so I could get some flamingo photos.  They were still far away, but at least it’s closer than the dots I posted before!!

Photos of a few other birds we saw during the morning.  This is an adult and youth.

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In the afternoon, I went on the Hunters Trail hike.  At first, I didn’t think it was as picturesque as the other areas, but it had a higher probability to see puma (did not).

More on these guys in another post.  But, we had a little wait to get started on our hike.

No puma here

Or here

But we did see nandu 

And swan

More swan from later on the hike

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We then started walking up to see some cave drawings, and the vistas changed once again 

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Once again, there were refreshments (just not quite as much as the morning!)

The guide stopped to talk to a young boy he knew who was helping move his family’s cattle to its summer pastures.  Think he said it took 5 days to move them all.  Posting this photo to show some of the hard working dogs that helped.

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Guanacas!

a relative of the camel, they are kind of like the impala of Patagonia.  After a while, you stop talking photos.

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A continuation of my series “Dung Beetles From Around The World”

I’ve previously brought you dung beetles from Zimbabwe and Nepal.  I now bring you 

The Patagonian Dung Beetle

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Tomorrow, weather permitting, begins the Antarctica portion of my trip and I have an early wake up call. 

I will I’ll try to follow up with additional photos upon my return.  But, as far as the live portion of my report goes, this is the

Will see see you when I get back!

[qbetzforreal]

@Alter Ego- As always a wonderful travelougue.