A WOWZER Moment!
Our bus crests a hill revealing first view of Torres del Paine (Towers of the Blue Sky) National Park.
Our bus crests a hill revealing first view of Torres del Paine (Towers of the Blue Sky) National Park.
Seeing TdP was a priority for me. It was grand and spectacular. We spent 3 days and two nights at Hotel Lago Grey which offered breathtaking views of the "Towers".
Dawn hunkering down behind a concrete block to video tape the mountains
It's true what they say about the winds of Patagonia. The day we arrived it was gale force winds and we could barely stand without getting blown over.
It's true what they say about the winds of Patagonia. The day we arrived it was gale force winds and we could barely stand without getting blown over.
Whipping winds creating waves and white-caps
At the end of the sandbar is an island with a viewpoint of the Horns and Glacier
At the end of the sandbar is an island with a viewpoint of the Horns and Glacier
The different colors of the Horns are result of tectonic and glacial forces that carved the massif. During the ice-age, the dark colored rock stuck above the ice. The granite which was not covered by glaciation retained the dark color. The light-colored parts are result of movement of glaciers and wind erosion.
If you look very close and use your imagination, you can see the silhouette of cowboy riding a horse on the rock-face on the right. Even a lasso above the head . . .
Julio, our Chilean guide in native dress, jumped out of the bushes and told us a story of native people's life on Lago Grey
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