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    Michael tries out a new pose.
    The world's largest mirror reflecting Melissa's image.Our faithful Toyota Land Cruisers sit with their images reflected in the water.We're traveling with 11 others on this trip.Playing with perspective on the salt flats--here Michael tries to save Melissa from dinosaurs.Riding a salt llama!On top of a salt pyramid.Michael holds a heavy salt brick--the building blocks in this place of no trees.Checking out the salt processing center.And yes, you can buy table salt here as well.We had an elegant champagne toast as the sun went down.Sun setting along the salt flats.2

    Playing on the Salt Flats

    April 28 in Bolivia ⋅ 🌬 61 °F

    After a full day yesterday of driving and seeing the extent of the salt flats, today was a day full of "photo op" stops as we played tourist on the Uyani Salt Flats. There are areas where the perspective is such that you can create scenes with cameras--such as a dinosaur attack with Michael attempting to rescue Melissa.

    We also lined up and had the jeeps that carried us out to the flats circle us while filming creating a fun video. And toward the late afternoon we sought out an area that was underwater. About one or two inches of water creates the world's larges mirror, reflecting images and is truly a delight to photograph. We stayed in the area to see the sun set with champagne.    Read more