Posts Tagged mendoza
A Night Amid the Stars This image was fun to make and it represents what my 52 Week: Go Outside and Explore project is all about: learning new techniques, getting out from behind my computer, and connecting with nature through adventure photography. It’s my favorite image in a few weeks and I hope it motivates [...]
We finally hit the road after the zonda winds delayed us twice. Our once loose-knit plan continues to take form and we have a clear picture of our upcoming route: north through Lavalle’s desert and Huarpes communities; east through San Luis’s isolated north; up, down, and around Cordoba’s Altas Cumbres before turning west to its [...]
On Wednesday, zonda winds bore down on Mendoza, spraying dirt, dust, and leave everywhere. At least one tree fell and landed on a bus full of early commuters. That’ll teach’em for getting up early. Anyways, while most people in Mendoza fear the zonda winds, I enjoy it. It makes for a miserable day, as dust [...]
The Transandine train used to between Mendoza, Argentina and Santa Rosa de Los Andes, Chile. The rail line completed a 1408 km link between Buenos Aires, Argentina to Valparaiso, Chile, which was the first train route that linked the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. Unfortunately, the cross-border relationship soured in the 1980’s primarily due to Chile’s [...]
This week was rather special because Romina and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary. In keeping with our tradition, we spent it cycle touring. This time, we spent three days touring Valle de Uco, Mendoza. This valley actually spurred Mendoza’s transition from bulk to quality wine producer with its high altitude vineyards. Today, many of [...]
The week has gone by surprisingly quick. Since returning home from my ExperiencePlus! Pedal the Andes tour, I’ve been working long hours on several articles. Although I didn’t have time to get out much this week, I did catch a couple of stages of the annual Vuelta de Mendoza bike race. It isn’t exactly exploring, [...]
This week’s image was shot in El Carrizal, a hydro-electric reservoir located about 70 km south of Mendoza Capital. It’s a landmark here in Mendoza, which attracts hundreds of people each weekend for BBQ’s, picnics, windsurfing, and camping. Despite spending half of the last four years in Mendoza, Sunday marked my first trip to El [...]
I’ve decided to change things up a little bit, as the writing portion of my postcards hasn’t really hit its mark. To accompany this week’s image, shot in Catena Zapata‘s Finca Angelica, I’m doing a by-the-numbers style write up: Mendoza Wine Numbers: Age of vine before producing useful grapes—3 years Age of vine before full [...]
Dear Reader, I’ve been back and forth to Mendoza since 2004. I tend to spend more time here each year, yet the feeling never changes. It’s old. I’ve never figured out if the roads are decaying faster than the cars, but the occasional Citroen 3CV, chugging along at 6km/h, suggests it’s the roads. Families have [...]
