View fullsize Happy Saga Dawa! Yesterday's full moon marked the most important day of this monthlong Tibetan celebration of the life and enlightenment of the Buddha. I had never seen such widespread devotion anywhere as I did in Tibet. In so many ways, they walk t
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View fullsize A view of the horizon may be enough to keep us sane. On my volcano: puma scat, fuchsia blossoms scattered on the scoria, four abandoned kittens (three adopted by neighbors, the last already too wild), berries gone watery on the vine, a walk in interm
View fullsize Three weeks ago today, Rewilding was going full force in Argentina's Ibera Wetlands. A pair of once-extinct giant river otters chased each other in their pre-release pen, breast-beating howler monkeys served as my alarm clock, and grinning baby caima
View fullsize Visiting jaguars and giant river otters in the Iberá wetlands where these top predators will be reintroduced this year. Rewilding these extinct animals has been a decades-long journey. Seeing it first-hand, I am reminded how hard we must work
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View fullsize Never underestimate the restorative value of beauty. A newly-marked trail, the 9-hour traverse between Refugio Rocca and Lago Ilon has it in spades. So much that the arduous ups and downs are more than worthwhile. From alpine tarns to deep lenga fore
View fullsize In 2020 it will be good to remember that some of the hardest things we do can be the best. With my heels still raw we backpacked around Mt Tronador (3491m), getting to the Paso de las Nubes and the new refugio there in a downpour. The following day w
View fullsize Traipsing up, down and all around Blencathra, Wordsworth's muse, on a perfect summer day. #lakedistrictwalks
View fullsize Helvellyn peak in Britain's Lake District. Jolly good!
View fullsize If only 10% of Yellowstone visitors make it into the backcountry, how many of those fall in love? I can only say two for sure. 365 days. #lonestargeyser #happyanniversary
View fullsize When I crawled inside the dream of Georgia O'Keefe. Somewhere in #patagonia #argentina
View fullsize Sometimes I find places that take my breath away, with no previous expectation, and it is the best kind of discovery. #notags #notfamous #explore #nofilter
View fullsize Today #tompkinsconservation is handing over 1 million acres to Chile to become #nationalparks. Today we make history. Many thanks to those who worked over 25 years to make this wild vision real. #patagonianationalpark #pumalindouglastompkins #nationa
View fullsize Earlier this month I went huemul tracking with Don Daniel, wildlife monitor in Parque Patagonia. The park shelters 10% of this endangered species, whose world population is only 2000. We found a family of three, including this handsome buck and his 5
View fullsize The best kind of day at the office. #fallfoliage #tompkinsconservation #patagonianationalpark #carreteraaustral #patagonia
View fullsize Chile's first ever mountain bike trail in a national park: Sendero Furioso. Coming soon. #patagonianationalpark #mountainbiking #tompkinsconservation #furioso #chiletravel
View fullsize When you live on a volcano, you appreciate its transformations so much more. #volcanchaiten erupted over a decade ago and its exuberant vegetation tells a story of hope. Plus, for my money it's the best shortish hike on the #carreteraaustral #pumalin