For the story behind the images On the edge of wild — Atacama Desert, Chile – Trail Option
![Explaining Atacama. Information along B-245, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/ff2d2ed7-85c4-4373-8fe1-974b860b7890_rw_1920.jpg?h=1f3535c3373ec817725b67f01400aaae)
Explaining Atacama. Information along B-245, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Turistas. Exploring the small pans of the high desert, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/ba61c06c-2124-42d9-a9d6-f6d1c4460f8d_rw_1920.jpg?h=fc8cd9910e0c835e4955de5e189a84e2)
Turistas. Exploring the small pans of the high desert, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Above the salar. Volcan Liconcabur rises to 19,553 feet, looming over the Salar de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/afbad507-6e8b-4f66-a6c9-8454a791ca31_rw_1920.jpg?h=b3f39d30caf4bcaa27d237746e87be47)
Above the salar. Volcan Liconcabur rises to 19,553 feet, looming over the Salar de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile
![High road. Desert highway near Socaire at over 12,000 feet, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/54769167-b4c1-4075-af5b-83ecfd482225_rw_1920.jpg?h=79f739428ef40690abc13d0c102225c3)
High road. Desert highway near Socaire at over 12,000 feet, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Sin agua. The playa of the Salar de Agua Caliantes, Cerro Aracar rises in background, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/862c3bfb-2da3-44be-a3ea-2d82990c490d_rw_1920.jpg?h=36302b8c7c57042767507c2751a9f7db)
Sin agua. The playa of the Salar de Agua Caliantes, Cerro Aracar rises in background, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Morning patrol. A South American Gray Fox (Lycalopex griseus) in sparse grasses of the Atacam Desert, Chile.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/64a85b85-81dc-4f67-855c-197471dafcc8_rw_1920.jpg?h=d9ed9eafcb2a19910ba1a9de417067de)
Morning patrol. A South American Gray Fox (Lycalopex griseus) in sparse grasses of the Atacam Desert, Chile.
![Curiosity. Vicuna family in the altiplano of the Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/43abece5-a43c-47e1-9f7e-5dcdcac46709_rw_1920.jpg?h=9d04fc76b2517baa29284ddee2989559)
Curiosity. Vicuna family in the altiplano of the Atacama Desert, Chile
![Flamingo blue. Andean Flamingos on the Salar de Agua Calientes, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/116375a7-6396-438c-ba30-843eb54c09c3_rw_1920.jpg?h=d1d366846dc55bd8d7134b41e6484841)
Flamingo blue. Andean Flamingos on the Salar de Agua Calientes, Atacama Desert, Chile
![One and two. Andean flamingos on the vast Salar de Agua Calientes, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/f8fca42e-b9c2-48e0-a2f7-3b38f4f9c5a9_rw_1920.jpg?h=4f18b14a18bf94de3780739b6fa135d6)
One and two. Andean flamingos on the vast Salar de Agua Calientes, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Dust of dusk. Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/58892b0b-55be-4cf9-a34f-02c4fb6313df_rw_1920.jpg?h=09d697a5be501a0a41365e94fa181334)
Dust of dusk. Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Evening alight. Sunset in the Valley de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/57ea7741-a0f3-4900-a9b7-3182ae119774_rw_1920.jpg?h=cd22c6b9abbdfed7142835779049addc)
Evening alight. Sunset in the Valley de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Early arrival. Visitors at dawn at the El Tatio Geysers, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9d2e33dd-926c-449f-bfe4-d5069cb7f8bd_rw_1920.jpg?h=a5e679feb45f2fbf69cef06eaa6f156f)
Early arrival. Visitors at dawn at the El Tatio Geysers, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Geyser Bill. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9d88f1f7-d5a8-4884-ae61-030a6413d3a6_rw_1920.jpg?h=339360e9a53741e1ce951686f171f871)
Geyser Bill. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Precipitate I. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/f6ce4ad6-43dd-47de-acb2-d245b02fc05c_rw_1920.jpg?h=b18a5c31a88af4517d35d90982bafdc7)
Precipitate I. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Precipitate II. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/314b1e3d-274c-4eb8-ba10-986995fb876e_rw_1920.jpg?h=3a4806a3bef59f3f571baa48bd101c0b)
Precipitate II. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Green and yellow. Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1ebb57f4-2f6c-4084-9bcb-aa1b934847d6_rw_1920.jpg?h=8e138e91ab7e54fad31e40f1b7d7efd3)
Green and yellow. Atacama Desert, Chile
![Morning watch. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/2e5a8d1e-947f-4d2a-a93b-88fff58961e9_rw_1920.jpg?h=0765e07aaa6fb41b0759f6a81cf38733)
Morning watch. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile
![GIant coot. The Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) of the Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/531384c3-a67e-4912-b4fc-6d994b25cd8b_rw_1920.jpg?h=93811b82722ff2d45e4b98e84895674f)
GIant coot. The Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) of the Atacama Desert, Chile
![Not yet. A chick considers the options, Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/6188359f-9807-442b-843d-55c92de526dd_rw_1920.jpg?h=530ef4546ca83d0c18bd14bdceeaa444)
Not yet. A chick considers the options, Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea), Atacama Desert, Chile
![Balanced nap. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/edc42633-94ef-4863-9920-919676e8cdd6_rw_600.jpg?h=faf719f0daa48d5b139711ebc8377b68)
Balanced nap. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile
![Magellenics and core. The pleasure of an unaccostomed night sky, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/63cf5166-9f33-4413-9c22-e4821ac3d63b_rw_1920.jpg?h=8b3b3824075c9f30ba45878c3451ac84)
Magellenics and core. The pleasure of an unaccostomed night sky, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Crescents. The early morning crescent Moon and Venus, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d4a9c158-ef92-4388-b3ea-7bc484affe3c_rw_1920.jpg?h=32b8c6ea5b3c0f3ff19ca94fd38ca2d0)
Crescents. The early morning crescent Moon and Venus, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Volcanic dust. Along the frontier of Bolivia and Chile, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/4d7be1e3-7827-409a-a601-518afee14597_rw_1920.jpg?h=1eabdf12835556b5f2f887661147ae7c)
Volcanic dust. Along the frontier of Bolivia and Chile, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Mudras de Atacama. Cactus in the early morning of the Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/a50934b5-f3e4-4753-8206-2bdc39b74ddd_rw_1920.jpg?h=d98df6f5556614d069fea0895a42aa54)
Mudras de Atacama. Cactus in the early morning of the Atacama Desert, Chile
![Watcher. A Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) on the road to San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/797eec04-0fa8-4f3b-9d2f-5f7a545a0d05_rw_1920.jpg?h=9eece6f59a34c92a88aa6f4f6761f3df)
Watcher. A Variable Hawk (Geranoaetus polyosoma) on the road to San Pedro de Atacama, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Maintenance material. Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) of the Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/bd68510b-8e87-459c-9665-2c21901c1cde_rw_1920.jpg?h=a843d433614e324b77f429a56760e339)
Maintenance material. Giant Coot (Fulica gigantea) of the Atacama Desert, Chile
![Foraging. Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) with chick, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/bd47b37b-06d5-4278-be4f-d8bb50df1254_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8de335fd140bde544a51ad7aa10df1c)
Foraging. Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) with chick, Atacama Desert, Chile
![Puna Teal. Puna Teal (Spatula puna), Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/da4f55ed-83c7-473c-9fc5-17934c1cdb9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=81d45405255188ce7661bc22eb426e83)
Puna Teal. Puna Teal (Spatula puna), Atacama Desert, Chile
![Bill warmer. Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris), Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/4a193519-a3a9-42a5-a283-dd997159591e_rw_1920.jpg?h=00d1829395ce201972ac8b56ad1f3fb0)
Bill warmer. Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris), Atacama Desert, Chile
![Slumbering steam. Cerro Tocorpuri on the road to El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/32b705a0-2496-47de-af27-ad661ce6fb49_rw_1920.jpg?h=8b5c7400074c184687bbf62d7f199d57)