The Saltos del Petrohué are outside of Puerto Montt, where a river crosses the basalt lava flow of Volcan Osorno. They're dramatic, beautiful, and crowded.
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Water has carved these narrow channels in the lava from Volcan Osorno
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Green water. Black rock.
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More green. More black.
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The view, looking west
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It was a dramatic place.
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waterfalls
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Washed out, in the background, is the volcano
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Better view
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yummy
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lizzy
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river
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falls
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river
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undercut basalt
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On the nature trail nearby
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More quila
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tranquility
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I left the park and walked up toward the volcan and found this wash.
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Stones in ash
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more wash
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more stones in ash
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you know who
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The ridge across from the wash
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