Sampling
at the Rock Garden
Yungay Station
Road leading to Rock Garden
Well in the desert
Exploring salt flat in route to Salar de Atacama
Salt mine in Salar de Atacama
One of the hazards of desert travel.
Road to San Pedro.
Road to Volcan Lascar
View of Volcan Aguas Calientes
Shayne ready to climb Lascar
Crater on top of Lascar still smoking at 18,025 feet elevation
Bolivian border crossing check point
Laguna Blanco in Bolivia
Refugio (mountain refuge) at 14,226 feet elevation
Volcan Lincancabur
Linda with guide on Lincancabur
Geoff with view of Laguna Verde
Linda sampling on Licancabur
Back at Refugio
Laguna Blanco
Crossing border back to Chile
View North of San Pedro
Karie & Geoff enjoying the landscape
Dust gathering device set up by Universidad de Antofagasta
We found the pit! Cerro Buenos Aires (Brad site #1)
Karie, Shayne, & Geoff sampling the “pit”
Getting soil sample ready for the machine “Mahana”
“Mahana” working hard.
Geoff getting sample for the lab.
Brad site #2… many hours from anywhere.
Another dust gatherer at Brad site #2
Shayne taking samples
Karie taking samples
Ahh… the coast
Town of Chanaral
Vultures waiting for breakfast
Light tower at Chanaral
Picking up Chris Mckay and crew in Santiago to begin our adventure
Koby takes a dip in the Pacific