We departed Los Cuernos on Christmas morning, hiking along the beautiful Lago Nordenskjöld. Then came the most I’ve ever sweated on Christmas Day! Our hike took us from Los Cuernos to Campamento Las Torres (the right/east tip of the W), and much of the day’s hike was through very open areas with no shade. Each… Continue reading Torres del Paine National Park, Day 4
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Torres del Paine National Park, Day 3
Day 3 was a big day – we hiked up the “middle” of the W, back down it, and over to Los Cuernos refugio area. A big blessing for this day:Â since you backtrack a large part of the day’s hike, you don’t have to take your big pack! The day’s hike is a lot… Continue reading Torres del Paine National Park, Day 3
Torres del Paine National Park, Day 2
Day 2 took us down the left/west side of the W and part way up the middle section. We left Glacier Grey in the morning (it really looks never-ending) and hiked back to where we started the day before at Paine Grande/Lago Pehoe. It is really beautiful there, but our plan did not allow us… Continue reading Torres del Paine National Park, Day 2
Torres del Paine National Park, Day 1
Confession: I had great intentions to finish my South America trip series and wrote the first post about TDP a long time ago. When I hit “save,” wordpress made an error and lost my post! I was super frustrated and just couldn’t bear to try again until now. Here goes… There are two main backpacking… Continue reading Torres del Paine National Park, Day 1
Puerto Natales, Chile
One of the two towns used to access Torres del Paine National Park is Puerto Natales. That was our first spend-the-night destination, and we thought it best to stay a couple of days post-travel before beginning our trek. It’s small and pretty touristy, but it was an enjoyable town with some good food and… Continue reading Puerto Natales, Chile
Santiago, Chile
We arrived in Santiago about 10am, but our flight to southern Chile didn’t leave until 2am. We happily checked our bags at the airport storage and hopped on the city bus to downtown. While there, we took a free walking tour with Spicy Chile (they work for tips) and saw the basic sights of Santiago.… Continue reading Santiago, Chile
South America Trip – Chile
Call me crazy, but I just felt like it was time for a post…about our trip to Chile and Peru…in December. Ahem, is it June? Here’s a brief run-down of our time in Chile: Dec. 18 – Denver to Dallas, leave for Santiago Dec. 19 – Layover in Santiago Dec. 20 – Santiago to Punta… Continue reading South America Trip – Chile