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Parque Nacional Los Alerces (Argentina) -- Photographs With digital objects
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[Waterfall]

Looking up at a waterfall cascading over a small escarpment, Los Alerces National Park. See also 4690/195 & 4690/197-198 for other views of the same waterfall.

[Lago Verde, Los Alerces National Park]

A weathered wooden fence on the left of the image draws the eye to Lago Verde and the mountains in the distance. KW is believed to have visited this area on December 23rd 1968 - see p 179-180 of 'A Wider Sky' (Gomer, 1991). Slides 4690/19-20 & 22 were taken from the same approximate location.

[Cliff showing polygonal basalt columns]

A steep cliff showing columnar basaltic jointing. These are believed to be the basalt columns in Los Alerces National Park visited by KW on Christmas eve 1968 - see 'A Wider Sky' (Gomer, 1991) page 181.

[Columnar basalt]

A cliff showing characteristic basalt columnar jointing. These are believed to be the basalt columns in Los Alerces National Park visited by KW on Christmas eve 1968 - see 'A Wider Sky' (Gomer, 1991) page 181.

[Trunk of a Fitzroya tree]

View looking up the trunk of a Fitzroya tree (Fitzroya cupressoides). On page 180 of 'A Wider Sky (Gomer, 1991) KW mentions the Fitzroya trees he viewed at Lago Menendez in the 'Parque Nacional Los Alerces'. These may well be the same trees.

Fitzroia

The trunk of a Fitzroya tree (Fitzroya cupressoides). On page 180 of 'A Wider Sky (Gomer, 1991) KW mentions the Fitzroya trees he viewed at Lago Menendez in the 'Parque Nacional Los Alerces'. These may well be the same trees.

[House, Los Alerces]

A modern stone built house. A plaque on the front of the building has the wording 'Republica Argentina' & an unidentified logo. This may be the house of Don Diego Neill, Intendente of Los Alerces National Park with whom Kyffin Williams stayed for a time in December 1968. Slide 4690/215 shows the driveway approaching the house.

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