I took a spectacular trip with a company called Earth River down the Futaleufu river in Chile in 2004. The trip included hiking, rafting, rock climbing, rapelling, and horseback riding. The river was beautiful and the rafting was very exciting (class 4 and 5 rapids, with boats flipping and people being tossed out). The camps were also great, with beautiful sites and hot tubs at some of the camps. Definitely one of the best vacations I have ever taken.
I will try to add more pictures later. If anyone is interested in the trip, you
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Osorno Volcano View of Osorno on trip to Petrohue falls.
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Osorno volcano View from Lago Todos los Santos
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Petrohue falls
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Spring run-off Hike towards melting snowpack near Futaleufu river
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Futaleufu valley Rest stop on hike towards tree house camp (I think)
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Futaleufu valley 2 unknown mountain in the distance
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hike in Futaleufu valley
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not exactly hiking boots This is not really a picture of the scenery, but it was something that...
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view from my tent
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hot tub at tree house camp Many of the river camps have hot tubs heated by wood burning stove -...
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hot tub with a view Another hot tub, this one at a camp overlooking the Futaleufu river.
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stone hot tub at cave camp (I think) This hot tub is in a natural depression in the rocks, with a wood...
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laguito azul (little blue lake) This small lake next to cave camp had beautiful clear blue water - but it is...
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little blue lake Beautiful clear water, but very cold.
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preparing to cross zeta rapid Zeta is a class 6 rapid, and we crossed it to get to the next camp.
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crossing zeta Tyrolean traverse of river over Zeta rapid.
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above zeta
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tree house camp Great camp with tree houses high above the ground, unless you have to use the...
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tree house camp 2
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good food Earth River served great food on the trip, along with a lot of local wine.
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jumping in for a swim through the rapids
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rapelling lessons At one of the camps, we tried rock climbing and rapelling. They kept us busy...
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