Parque Nacional Torres Del Paine

10/02/11  This is the famous one in Chile and Patagonia.  Another ramble with breathtaking scenerey :)  It´s not a wilderness experience (which has put off a few critics we´ve met) as the trails are well groomed and the routes well populated, but if you ask us, you can´t deny how awesome it is!  We hiked the W trail, saw all the classic miradors and packed in some long hours to complete it in just 4 days (we strong) as there´s a trek further south we want to fit in before our bus out of here.

Los Cuernos on our way in.

We knew there was a glaciar at the end of Lago Grey, but this was BIG!

The view of Glaciar Grey from our first campsite.

Evening sun :)

View from kitchen sink.

Lakes from Valle de Frances.

Put the bags down for a bit.

Chocolate top mountains.

We climbed up to the Torres with a torch at dawn.  Rain turned to fresh snow on the tops.

We managed a timer with John sitting comfortably, but this one´s just a bit better :)

We saw lots of sweeet animals:

These Guanacos (like Lama)
A Megellanic Woodpecker
Grey Fox
Condors
Flamingos
and Ñandus (like Ostriches)