bamboo forest / trinidad

TRINIDAD, West Indies (November 2017)

Tormentina Jungle Girl. TRINIDAD, West Indies (November 2017)

TRINIDAD, West Indies (November 2017)

TRINIDAD, West Indies (November 2017)

TRINIDAD, West Indies (November 2017)

patagonia, inc. web-store / march 2019

Tormentina (8 months old) Puritama Hot Springs, San Pedro de Atacama
Provincia de El Loa - Región de Antofagasta CHILE (abril de 2009)
Patagonia, Inc. Web Store / March 2019

So cool to time travel ten years back to the days when we had only one child! Great memories of a magic trip to the Atacama Desert to go rock climbing at Socaire.

Back then we were traveling by bicycle and in the middle pedaling in the desert with Tormentina in the trailer, our bikes loaded with camping & climbing gear, we asked ourselves if we would ever even think about cycling to go climbing state-side. Loco padres.

Thanks to photo editors Jane Sievert for archiving this way back when and Cameron Tambakis for placing its current usage. So grateful to this awesome company for so many years of support.

carving on the dock / grenada

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (July 2017)

Corinth, St. David - GRENADA / West Indies (July 2017)

sentinels of the beagle

So magical, this desolate place at the bottom of the world... My kids remember this island as a such a special place, so unlike any other in the world. With each rise & fall of the tide the sea churned up a new trove of unique treasures. The channel became a coastline with endless possibilities to explore and a private playground where they could quietly appreciate the beauty of nature.

Canal Beagle
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antárctica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

Canal Beagle
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antárctica Chilena (noviembre de 2016)

feather boa

Pearl's finished head-dress worn here as a boa.
Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (octubre de 2016)

The above batch of feathers Pearl found during one session of "feathering" as she calls it. This involves combing through the tall grasses of the three pastures behind our house. Thanks to Dances with Wolves my daughter has a head-dress addiction. To make this one, she spent an hour looking at pictures on the internet of native American head-dresses, cutting handles off our re-usable shopping bags, feathers started flying in the kitchen, and silicone madness followed.

winter paddle on laguna sofía

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

Laguna Sofía, Puerto Natales - Provincia de Última Esperanza, Region XII CHILE (julio de 2016)

patagonia, inc. / kids'

Thank you to Patagonia, Inc. for supporting my photography & our lifestyle of family adventure.  All three of my kids have lived 24/7/365 in the kids' technical gear since birth. It works for all our pursuits as a family - both on land & out at sea.

Wild child with wildflowers, Fremantle - WESTERN AUSTRALIA (September 2012)
Patagonia, Inc. - Kids' & Baby Clothing / Web Store (February 2016)

little explorers

Tormentina inspects larvae found under the bark of a fallen tree while Pearl keeps a safe distance.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (mayo de 2015)

Larva & friendship bracelet.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (mayo de 2015)

The exploring hands of my girls as T encourages Pearl that it's okay to touch the larva.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (mayo de 2015)

Pearl much more comfortable feeling the surface of a mushroom.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (mayo de 2015)

pearl in the autumn grass

Sunset in the golden autumn grass.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (abril de 2015)

the shore of the beagle, puerto toro

The best part of living on Isla Navarino is that the island is part of the UNESCO Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve, which recognizes this part of Chile as one of the most pristine ecoregions in the world.

It is a true gift for my children to experience this incredibly clean enviornment.  Every single time we step off the boat we discover a very distinct selection of marine life which includes a beautiful array of seaweed, algaes and shelfish:

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

My girls inspecting their collections.
Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Salad served on a Centolla shell.
Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Urchin on a lichen covered rock.
Puerto Toro, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

in motion

Family on wheels.  Thanks to Jodan Mowbray from SV Commitment for helping us all get in motion on the island!
 Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

navarino superhero in flight

Launching off a fisherman's dingy on the Beagle.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Raivo in flight on the shore of the Beagle Channel.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

brilliant sunset smile

Pearl and her incredible sunset smile.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (abril de 2015)

early autumn bouquet

Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

girls on the windy hillside

Hair and late summer grass in motion as the wind flows on the hillside meadows.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febreo de 2015)

not afraid of getting wet

On a daily basis, my kids' rubber boots are covered in mud and filled with water, a small detail for them when absorbed and happy in a world of play.

Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2015)

we are family

Raivo & Pearl looking very much like siblings.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2015)

raivo in the late summer grass

My boy with his stunning smile.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

Raivo sitting in the late summer grass along the Beage Channel.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (marzo de 2015)

endless admiration for art in nature

Pearl admires the day's collection of found objects on the shore of the Beagle.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (enero de 2015)

Found objects.
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (enero de 2015)

hermanas

Beagle Channel
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2015)

Beagle Channel
Puerto Williams, Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (febrero de 2015)