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The Salar. A huge salt plane in southern Boliva that streches for miles.

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The road to Uyuni

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The first night we camped on an island of rock and sand in the sea of salt

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The second day the Salar gives way to the Altiplano and the roads turn to deep, soft sand. We rode for days in first gear averaging 15 miles an hour. I fell seven times…

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Setting up camp the second night out

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In the midst of the destert there are salt ringed lakes with flocks of flamingos

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And wind sculped rocks

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The view from our camp the fourth night. Stark and beautiful.

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The border between Bolivia and Chile