Adrian A. Blake's photostream

This gorgeous 1950s Ford Crown Victoria was on display at the 2010 Edenvale Classics Show, Stayner Ontario.

'Elvis' (www.silverelvis.com) performs at the world's biggest Elvis Fest in Collingwood, Ontario (2010). Dressed in silver lame and body paint in 100-degree heat, he looks remarkably well-preserved.

Clambering over the top boulders, I find a wedge of rock to shield me from the chilling wind, and collapse. For some time, I look long and hard at the three granite towers facing me: Torre Norte, Torre Central, and Torre Sur. They loom above a perfect turquoise lake like incisors, stubbornly resisting the erosional forces of nature, tearing the gauzy white fabric of cloud around them. www.patagoniaon2wheels.blogspot.com

I stop, my head down, to summon strength. I’m saved by the voices of angels – seasoned hikers who, like characters in Wenders’ Wings of Desire, are compañeros. They lift my spirit with encouraging words: “You’re almost there!”

One of many roadside shrines dedicated to victims of traffic fatalities throughout South America. They vary in size and construction, from simple markers to near life-size buildings like this one. Surrounded by the sparse, rugged terrain and sheer silence of such an expansive landscape, the site conveyed a palpable sense of loss.