Privileged Pics

Class warrior that I am, I sneaked into this gated community, jogged up the mountain and I finally found that sick view of Santiago, careful what you wish for.



It does kinda look like a foggy wintry haze, but it didn't reflect God's wishes for the day, there really was not a cloud in the sky, rather twas a bright and crisp wintry landscape, from where I stood at least:



So let's pull back a bit for some cultural context.



Ouch. And that's after rain and snow. Cool mountain though:



I never realized it was that dramatically volcanic, it'd probably make for a good day hike if I knew what it was called. Snow's melting rapidly, but here's a quick look back at the Andes:







And a dog: