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

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

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

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

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

Dust of dusk. Valle de la Luna, Atacama Desert, Chile

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

Geyser Bill. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile

Precipitate I. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile

Precipitate II. El Tatio Geyser, Atacama Desert, Chile

Green and yellow. Atacama Desert, Chile

Morning watch. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile

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

Balanced nap. Andean Flamingo (Phoenicoparrus andinus), Atacama Desert, Chile

Magellenics and core. The pleasure of an unaccostomed night sky, Atacama Desert, Chile

Crescents. The early morning crescent Moon and Venus, Atacama Desert, Chile

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

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

Foraging. Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) with chick, Atacama Desert, Chile

Puna Teal. Puna Teal (Spatula puna), Atacama Desert, Chile

Bill warmer. Yellow-billed Teal (Anas flavirostris), Atacama Desert, Chile
