Quick Update From Patagonia
Laura Maestrelli on Saturday, December 11, 2010 at 11:50AM Greetings from Argentina! We wanted to post a quick update to let everyone know that we’re heading off the grid for the next week or so as we begin a trek in Torres del Paine National Park here in southern Patagonia. We probably won’t be online again until we get to Ushuaia on 12/19, and maybe not even until we get to Buenos Aires on 12/22.
As usual, we’re a little behind on updating our blog, but that’s mainly because Patagonia as been too friggin’ beautiful to keep us indoors working on responsible things like blog posts. We’ve been hiking our culatas off down here, averaging about 4-5 hours per day, with a couple of exhausting and totally awesome 8-hour days on the trail. Besides helping us burn off some of those pounds we gained as we ate our way through Europe, these long walks have brought us to some of the most beautiful and awe-inspiring places we’ve ever seen. Seriously, it’s like nature porn everywhere you look. We thought we’d post a few photos below from our first two weeks here to show you what we mean. More to come from us in a couple of weeks – until then, catch ya on the flip side!
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The view from Llao Llao in the Lake District near San Carlos de Bariloche
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A freakish summer snowstorm on our first day in El Chaltén made for a fun (and Christmas-y!) 5-hour hike in the winter wonderland
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Looking towards the terminal wall of the Grande glacier from Maestri Point, deep in Los Glaciares NP
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The jaw-dropping spectacle of Cerro Fitz Roy and his spiky companions
Reader Comments (6)
I think "nature porn" is the best thing you've written on this blog all year!
We loved Ushuaia and especially Buenos Aires. I know you will find this a terrific part of your trip. We are off to Hawaii.
Gail
Amazing views of Fitz Roy! So fortunate!
Jealous! Never been there and I *really* want to go. Amazing...
Greg F
Culatas must mean your "feetsies", right? Hurry home you two...
The Llao Llao, Torres Del Paine... I want to go back and retrace my old steps. Have fun!