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CAROLYN McCARTHY

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The world is an enchanting, elusive place. I share the wonder. All photography is my own.

Now available in Technicolor. #nature #parquenacionalperitomoreno #trekkinginpatagonia #spiritedaway
Drama queen. #trekkinginpatagonia #parquenacionalperitomoreno #lostandwild #argentinaoutdoors
From Bob's lips to Lago Belgrano:
Well, I'm livin' in a foreign country but I'm bound to cross the line
Beauty walks a razor's edge, someday I'll make it mine
If I could only turn back the clock to when God and her were born
Come in, she said
I'll give ya shelter from the storm #refugio #parquenacionalperitomoreno #trekkinginpatagonia with thanks to photographer @bradley_mayhew
Like the fox with the little prince, some mountains don't acquiesce so easily. I waited long on this distant shore while the sun rushed icebergs to become water. It could have been boring but there was so much happening between the unpuzzling of the ice floes, lit by shadows, and a few dancing dragonflies. And then, the white curtain shifts. San Lorenzo, valió la pena. #parquenacionalperitomoreno #trekkinginpatagonia #worththewait
Summer snow flurries veil our walk's destination, a shelter in Argentina's #parquenacionalperitomoreno #route40 #roadtrip #trekkinginpatagonia
Celebrating an excellent visit with @mduffs726 from the top of #volcanpuyehue to an asado with friends #auntying
Happy #internationalmountainday The best teacher, a necessary refuge and my place of sanity. Thank god the world isn't flat. Featuring #torresdelpaine #tetons #elchalten
When you are the speck! My favorite part of the Mustang trek is walking the wilder side between Yara and Tange where there are no vehicles. In this vast, rugged wilderness you get much more of a sense of the route though the lens of time. Sometimes it's a deadringer for southern Utah, another favorite, on a monstruos scale. #uppermustang #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020 #trekkinginnepal
The sculptural beauty of the cliffs of Yara, pocked with dozens of caves. Sometimes all you want is to go there, but you can't. #uppermustang #visitnepal2020 #nepaltourism #trekkinginnepal
Inside the fabulous cave chapel of the Luri Gompa a boy throws prayer scarves over a chorten to receive blessings. The wall paintings are thought to be 14th century or earlier. The day I went, the caretakers were a motley band of children who live several hours down valley. #uppermustang #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020 #nepaltourism
Dante's infierno, known in Mustang as the way to Konchok Ling, some very hidden 13th or 14th century sky caves with murals. This isn't even the hard part of the trail. Go up over the top there's a rope drop and the trail narrows to foot width. It appears that these were some very serious Buddhists. #uppermustang #visitnepal2020 #naturallynepal #nepaltourism #trekkinginnepal #skycaves
The Upper Mustang is filled with thousands of caves which have been used for centuries. Getting into these cliff dwellings is a thrill, especially when you find elaborate murals left long ago. Our local guide was a teenager named Pema who expertly navigated the labyrinth. I am glad she's there to look after her astonishing heritage. #uppermustang #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020 #cliffdwellings
Wandering the narrow alleys of old town in Lo Manthang, capital of the ancient Tibetan kingdom of Lo. #uppermustang #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020
Like a fable. #uppermustang #visitnepal2020 #naturallynepal #trekkinginnepal
The entrance to the remote Chungsi Caves, meditation site of Buddhist saint Guru Rinpoche,. It's about three hours on foot from a village in any direction, flanked by sacred cattle, watched over by Hindu caretakers who offer visitors a cup of tea. #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020 #uppermustang #trekkinginnepal
A Himalayan griffon patrols for carrion. Don't mind me sir, I'm just resting. #uppermustang #naturallynepal #visitnepal2020
We walk to Lo Manthang on waves of ridges, swallowed whole by the landscape. #trekkinginnepal #nepalnow #visitnepal2020 #naturallynepal #uppermustang
What's the weather in Mustang? Dusty. Especially when a herd of yaks trample by. #uppermustang #trekkinginnepal #visitnepal2020 #naturallynepal

 

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