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Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Views of the Cordillera de Sal from the viewpoint.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Mars Valley.
Lindsey Gates
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07/22/2018
Licancabur Volcano in the distance.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Licancabur Volcano.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Mars Valley views.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Towering rock formations.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
A viewpoint you must hike to.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Licancabur Volcano.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Atacama Desert.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
It is common to have stray dogs follow you from town!
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
These dogs followed us for the entire 14.5-mile journey!
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
The dunes of the Mars Valley.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Towering rock formations in the Mars Valley.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Main viewpoint of Mars Valley.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Ruta 23, on the way back to San Pedro de Atacama.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Heading out of town.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
The path can be difficult in the sandy parts.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
One of the towering walls in the valley.
Lindsey Gates
Photo Date:
07/22/2018
Mars Valley.