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After being picked, the flowers rest in dark, cool rooms, and are then dried and refrigerated for boxing so that they will last the two weeks necessary to make them salable. - IMG 2901
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The fore-mentioned red tree. - IMG 2900
And here's the beetle sex. - IMG 2894
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Gateway to old Munich--the last shot my broke-ass digital camera managed to take before dying completely. - IMG 2891
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Sunset in Santiago, many hours of waiting later. We forgot to take a picture of our last flight from Santiago to Quito that lasted about 5 hours. The total travel time was about 34 hours. Whee. - IMG 2884
After arriving at the scenic Guadalupe mountains, we prepared to head to our campsite from the Rangers' station, but discovered the car wouldn't shift out of park. Here, Bryan tries to find something in the manual that might help; eventually a call to a VW dealership yeilded the answer. - IMG 2887
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On the farm, all of the flower beds have seeping hoses that precisely control the amount of water and fertilizer delivered. These are the tanks that hold the fertilizer and the pumps and such that control them. - IMG 2910
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We arrived in Santiago at about 7am (time there is the same as eastern). We got a coupon for lunch, and only had to wait through the 11hr layover. Here is your humble narrator getting a little sleep in the terminal. - IMG 2817
No, really. This is a different flight. This one left from Miami going to Santiago, Chile at about 10pm on the fifth. On the flight dinner and breakfast were served, and we each got our own personal eye covers to sleep. (duration: 7hrs). - IMG 2861 001
In addition to Liatris, he also grows Gerber daisies, which he has in some incredible colors. The pictures really don't do them justice. - IMG 2863 001
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