Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Michelle Bachelet will make the trip I know too well from Chile to Washington, DC to meet with President Obama this Tuesday, June 23rd. Although she will have a direct flight and will not be seated in coach on a...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Smile and say "cheese", "queso" and "Patagonia WITHOUT dams!" Today's monthly New York office staff meeting closed out with a group photo to support the Patagonia Sin Represas (Patagonia BioGem) campaign. Our picture was added to the hundreds already...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places , Solving Global Warming
As the international community gears up for the next round of UN climate talks, negotiators should keep at the forefront of their minds the World Bank's recent warning that climate change threatens the disappearance of the Andes' tropical glaciers putting...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Tuesday, November 27, 2007 - 12 KM; Escuela NOLS- Plaza de Armas, Coyhaique Everyone was so excited about arriving in Coyhaique that we woke up and were ready ahead of schedule. Everyone was in particularly good spirits as after much...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Monday, November 26, 2007 - 28 KM. Melipal (Sector Cruce Balmaceda-Ibáñez)- Escuela NOLS (Frente entrada Valle Simpson): I was surprised that I was one of a grand total of five vegetarians on this journey! It was nice to share trail...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
Sunday, November 25, 2007 - 26 Km. Villa Cerro Castillo –Melipal (Sector Cruce Balmaceda-Ibáñez) A long but most enjoyable day! I thought that I fell off my horse, died and went to heaven. I have never been in a more spectacular surrounding...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
We arrived in Cerro Castillo with about 80 jinetes and when we entered the town we were joined by more than 30 others. We were now a greater force than anyone had imagined. We paraded around the town receiving onlyt supportive...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman
(Friday, November 23, 2007 - 20,63 kms; Pto Tranquilo-Sta. Rosa [Cerca Bahia Murta])The past few days I have written about the gaucho life I have been living and this fantastic adventure that so many people here have embarked upon to demonstrate...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Thursday, November 22, 2007; 27 kms. Crice Los Leones-Pto. Tranquilo)Today we covered a lot of territory on the road, which meant that we were passed by many cars and trucks. Whenever a vehicle had to get through, it became a...continued→
Posted by Allison Silverman in Saving Wildlife and Wild Places
(Wednesday, November 21, 2007 - 30 Kms. Cruce El Maitén –Cruce Los Leones) Sunrise over Lago Negro was magical this morning. Fresh daybreak light glistened along the surface of the lake, which was already alive with action. Many of the...continued→
