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RE: Went Backpacking With My Son @enak This Weekend To Paradise Lake (lots of photos)

in #photography5 years ago

Those are the suits we need here in Venezuela. If you could export them here, you'll have a market guaranteed :)
Malaria is killing us softly. My sister has had it 10 times in the last 6 years.
Now, it looks like it was pretty cold there. How come there were so many mosquitoes. Or, was the mosquitoe-infested area warmer than the other areas we see in later photos?
That place is really worth any sacrifice or expense. So beautiful.
That sky, the mountains. Everything looks great. I loved the picture with the little light purple flowers. Amazing shot.
The photo that follows that one is also great. Unusual angle.

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Thank you @hlezama! Glad you like those photos. It's an incredible area that has provided many cool shots for me over the years.
We had a HUGE winter so there was still some melting snow out but it was actually very very hot out. However we had brought some jackets for nighttime. They ended up working well for blocking mosquitoes as they could bite right through our t-shirts. It was worth the extra heat of the jackets to keep the bugs off.
They sell those bug nets at local backpacking/sports stores. I'm not sure if Amazon ships to you but they have them available on that website: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000WFXDMK/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_UR2qDbMJBHTXH
That's a bummer that malaria is such a problem there, it's not really a problem here even though we get tons of mosquitoes. Stay safe out there!