Herb Saperstone
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Fin del mundo (End of the World) Dec 4
Our last day in summery Buenos Aires and we packed our carryon bags with puffy jackets and hats for our 3 hour trip to the southern tip of the continent. Boarded a flight (lovely lots of room, smooth, mostly clear… Continue reading
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Hola Buenos Aires part 2- Dec 3
A full day in Buenos Airies! We had a bit of a flooding problem in our hotel bathroom but the Magnolia’s wonderful staff sent a repairmen to fix and we were set. We had desayuno at the hotel and then… Continue reading
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A Long Day to the South Dec 2
Our first full travel day just wrapped with a long flight from DIA (Denver) to DFW (Dallas) and then an overnight flight to Buenos Aires. The overnight flight was pretty routine but as I usually like a window seat- there… Continue reading
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Day 1 First Leg: Denver-Dallas
Why Patagonia? Why now? The origin of this trip was motivated by two ideas. First, we had traveled to Chile before in 2008 and fell in love with the country- especially on an excursion from Valpairsaso to northern Patagonia in… Continue reading
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Patagonia Adventure- Here we go!
Day 0- We leave tomorrow morning to board our first leg of the journey- Denver to Dallas and then later tomorrow night- Dallas to Buenos Aires, Argentina. So today is our day of packing- not our favorite part of the… Continue reading
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Its a crude life- oil and opportunity
The remarkable story of oil price flucations (at least in my lifetime) are filled with politics, technology, and economic gambles. The first I remember was the Arab Oil Embargo of the early 70s. Crude oil rocketed from 3$ a barrel… Continue reading
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Then, Now, and Beyond
I had the privilege, once again, to participate in a unique field trip with fellow scientists and friends to visit a fascinating geologic site in southern Wyoming. To be sure, a geologic field trip is always about ancient time travel,… Continue reading
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Welcome Home…herbsearth
Its hard to describe in words or in photos the amazing feeling of arriving at our new home at Horsetooth but all I can say is WOW. Jess and I have somehow been guided to live here although 3 months ago… Continue reading
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Re-awakening Volcano Calbuco
In 2007, we visited our daughter Lindsay who was studying abroad in Valparaiso and took an adventure south to the Lake District of southern Chile. One of our favorite stops was the postcard pretty resort of Puerto Varas- some 630… Continue reading
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