Penitentes in Aconcagua - highest mountain in South America

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Penitentes are dazzling natural-forming ice columns, or more accurately ice blades, that stick up at sharp angles towards the sun. Rarely found except at high altitudes, they can grow taller than a human and form in vast fields.

The following 4 photos were taken by me in Jan 2009 on a mountain slope somewhere between "Plaza Argentina" base camp and high-camp 1, in Argentina's Mt Aconcagua - highest mountain in South America.

First, an entire slope of penitentes with a trail through it

On the slope now

More of the tall penitentes

For more pictures on my Aconcagua climb, visit:
https://mntviews.blogspot.com/2009/01/2009-jan-argentina-aconcagua.html

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Cat brings mouse to BBQ

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At a BBQ
Man to cat with mouse: "Not today, we have guests."

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Map of the World

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Not an upside down map!!! This is a proper map of the world where Australia is in its rightful place - in the middle and at the top. (Click on the image to enlarge it.)

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Epitaph on Grave - 1

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Gustava Gumersinda Gutierrez Guzman
1934 - 1989
Rest in peace

A memory from all your sons (except Ricardo who did not pay any money)

This picture may not be real ... check out:
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/sec/2010/053110sec2.html

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The key to financial survival is a tight arse

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The key to financial survival is a tight arse.
Hold on to your money.

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Topiary - Face like

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Face-like topiary
    Location: Garden in Chiang Kai-Shek's Residence, Shilin, Taipei, Taiwan
    Date:       2010-April

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