From the Train of the End of the World we saw meadows of peat and the stumps of all the trees the prisoners cut. The timber was used not only for building but for fuel. Then natural gas was found in the area and trees were no longer needed for heating in this rather cold climate. This area is about 55 degrees latitude South, so its climate is about like Ketchikan, Alaska in the North, with the seasons reversed, of course.
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Peat and stumps
From the Train of the End of the World we saw meadows of peat and the stumps of all the trees the prisoners cut. The timber was used not only for building but for fuel. Then natural gas was found in the area and trees were no longer needed for heating in this rather cold climate. This area is about 55 degrees latitude South, so its climate is about like Ketchikan, Alaska in the North, with the seasons reversed, of course.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
The end of the road
We took a day trip out of Ushuaia and visited the National Park and saw the sign that marks the end of the Pan American Highway. Alaska 17,848 km!
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