Reunited with our beloved truck and portable house, Nikki and I were so excited to start our South American road trip round 2! We left the port in Montevideo with smiles on our faces and a yearning to continue our trip of a lifetime. Unfortunately due to the US shipping strike, our truck and trip …
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The Start of the Journey: Pittsburgh to Colorado to Uruguay
With both excitement in our blood and a tinge of sadness in our hearts, Nikki and I packed up our dogs and drove through the Fort Pitt tunnel, saying a final goodbye to Pittsburgh for a while. No matter how much I cursed this tunnel for causing traffic delays on my work commute, we always …
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We’re Back Baby!
Well it’s 5 years and a PhD later but Nikki and I decided to revive our blog and our South American trip! Upon returning to our blog, we realized our last post was about settling into life in Colorado post-COVID and potentially adopting a dog. We are pleased to say we followed through with this …
Huilo Huilo, Conguillio and a Hard Decision in Mendoza
Hello everyone, After our amazing week in the Cochamó valley, we had to realign our expectations for the next couple of days since everyday can’t involve breathtaking hikes. After leaving Cochamó, we made our way to the big city of Osorno to get our truck serviced. With all of our driving, we had hit the …
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Cochamó Valley
We both fought off tears as we dropped my parents off at the airport and drove away to our next destination, but we were so happy to have spent an amazing week with them. We were also very excited for our next destination, Cochamó Valley. The Cochamó valley is called the Yosemite of the South …
Pucón With Colter’s Parents
Our first visitors arrived! I will always remember driving up to the tiny airport just outside of Pucón and seeing my parents standing there waving to us. It felt so surreal to be able to share our South American experience with my parents. Once we had picked up my parents, the drive to Pucón flew …
Recovering from Cerro Castillo and Hiking in the Rainforest
Hi everyone! We are still doing well and wanted to give people a quick update! After leaving Cerro Castillo, we continued north on a long drive day to restock our supplies in the local capital of Coyhaique before driving north to the Queluat National Park where we had planned one short day hike to the …
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Cerro Castillo
Cerro Castillo Welcome back! We hope everyone is doing well! We are here to report back from our four-day backpacking trek to Cerro Castillo. Just north of Rio Tranquillo is one of the hidden backpacking gems of Chile. Cerro Castillo has the views to rival the most iconic hikes in Patagonia including Torres del Paine …
Patagonia National Park and Rio Tranquillo
Hello everyone! We are still alive! Yes, I know these blogs have almost stopped all together, but don’t worry, we are still doing well, and it has been the lack of Wi-Fi and abundance of cool things to do and see that have hampered the blog frequency. I have a lot to cover since our …
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El Chalten
Hi everyone! I know this is crazy to have two blog posts in a week, but we found ourselves with some wifi and wanted to share with you some of the best scenery we have ever seen! We have been in El Chalten for 5 days now and have experienced why this small town is …
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