{"id":264,"date":"2015-03-18T07:39:05","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T13:39:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=264"},"modified":"2015-03-18T12:47:41","modified_gmt":"2015-03-18T18:47:41","slug":"horseback-though-ushuaia-argentina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/?p=264","title":{"rendered":"Horseback though Ushuaia, Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Took another break today to horseback ride in what began as a very scenic ride through this beautiful land. At a latitude of 50.8 degrees south, Ushuaia is The most southern city on Earth. \u00a0This city of 50,000 is the staging point for most of the Antarctic expeditions. \u00a0It is one of the fastest growing cities in Argentina.<\/p>\n

The town is rustic and natural, but many of the homes are painted in pastel colors in order to brighten things a bit. \u00a0In winter the temps are well below zero and the sun rises only briefly. \u00a0The towering mountains surrounding this city rise to an altitude of 6,500 feet from sea level quite dramatically. \u00a0The city is very clean and crisp.<\/p>\n

Now back to the horseback ride. \u00a0It began with a steep climb along a narrow path to what was a great vantage point for panoramic photos. \u00a0The shots taken (see below) show the harbor town and the surrounding majestic mountain peaks, as well as the pitch of the slope. \u00a0Unfortunately for one rider in our group (who was a very experienced equestrian) it ended shortly after those majestic views. \u00a0He was one rider ahead of me when his horse became spooked. \u00a0The horse jerked unexpectedly throwing the rider off. \u00a0It happened so quickly that I had difficulty processing it for a moment. \u00a0He flew up in the air and dropped like an anchor to the ground. \u00a0His body at first appeared lifeless. \u00a0Another rider, who had prior experience as a medic came to his aid. \u00a0As it turns out the unlucky rider suffered a minor concussion, some neck trauma, and a severely broken wrist. His hand swelled almost instantly to the size of a small balloon. \u00a0On a selfish note, needless to say, it was a major buzzkill. \u00a0I held on much tighter after that. I also decided that this would most likely be my last ride on a horse. \u00a0So in this city, the southernmost on earth, a few firsts and lasts for me took place. \u00a0See pics below.<\/p>\n

\"Nice<\/a>
Nice steep slope for those horses on the assent. One mis-step by the horse and you are dead (or worse yet, wish that you were).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"This<\/a>
This is the back of our ill-fated rider on the way up. Little did he know here that in about 20 minutes time he would be so very f*^ked. (Blogger’s note: I subsequently learned that he had to abort the rest of his trip and fly out to receive surgery. It would take him 3 days to get to his home in Honolulu. Interestingly, his wife stayed on. I’d divorce the bitch when she finally gets home.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A view from the top<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"and<\/a>
and another image from above.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"A<\/a>
A view to the sea from horseback. This was my last shot from the saddle, as after the incident I thought it was better to hold on tight. Jews and horses rarely mix.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Setting<\/a>
Setting sun on the surrounding mountains.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"So<\/a>
So I was able to enjoy my very first bunny rabbit here. Very impressive dish. They should serve it more in the U.S.of A. For all the hopping around this thing must have done it was surprisingly tender. Great mustard preparation too. It was called “Conejo Confitado.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Been<\/a>
Been away for so long now a had too stop into a local salon and get a tune up. My cameraman took this without my knowing.. The stylist was funny, even in spanish. No clue what he was saying.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Harbor<\/a>
Harbor shot with the Andes in background.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Russian<\/a>
Russian expedition ship bound for Antartica which is about to embark. See all the happy passengers on top. This vessel looks like a total bucket and is likely captained by drunken Russians. You’d never find me on it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Took another break today to horseback ride in what began as a very scenic ride through this beautiful land. At a latitude of 50.8 degrees south, Ushuaia is The most southern city on Earth. \u00a0This city of 50,000 is the staging point for most of the Antarctic expeditions. \u00a0It is one of the fastest growing … Continue reading Horseback though Ushuaia, Argentina<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=264"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/264\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.earthlylocomotion.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}