Chaltén Hiking

Here are some of the pictures from a day hike Kevin and i did from Chaltén, Argentina. It´s been quite a while since i was so blown away by the scenery as i was when we first approached a vista on the trail. The fall colors down here really made the trip because of the vibrant yellows, reds, and oranges. The trees are almost all the same species and apparently grow incredibly slowly, but are rugged enough to survive the brutal winters. The hike was to a glacial-fed lake that once we reached a storm had picked up and was blowing with gale-force winds, pelting us with rain. Once we got away from the canon where the lake was, we left the rain and storm behind and enjoyed the scenery again.

The day after tomorrow we will be heading out to hike Torres del Paine in Chile, the quintessential Patagonian panorama.

We averaged seeing over one rainbow per day of hiking in Patagonia.