Torres del Paine NP, Chile
Los Cuernos to Las Torres. About 12 km.
Our final day on "the circuit".
First - a couple of pics of the Los Cuernos Lodge where we had our meals last evening and this morning, as well as a typical tent setting.
Our route today was "Patagonia flat". A little bit up & a little bit down. The day was overcast but still pretty good visibility short range. We had good views to our right out over Lake Nordenskjold for much of the hike. Beautiful! I found a lovely flat rocky area to sit and contemplate for a while before people came from both directions thinking I was lonely (why else would they invade my meditation space when there were lots of other lovely places to take a break?). Also some mountain and glacier views to our left and the ongoing occasional sound of avalanches coming down from somewhere out there.
We finally reached the end of the lake and turned "inland" a bit. That section of the walk was lovely - through wide open hillocky terrain with good distant views. We could see the civilization of "central" long before we got there. At the final bridge Ray & Lu were waiting and Carole arrived shortly after me. We finished the walk back to the Welcome Centre together. I'm so glad everyone was able to join, and walk largely on their own but come together once in a while.
Here's a model of the route that was on the wall in the Welcome Centre. Much more meaningful to us at the end of the trip.
We were back in lots of time to catch our shuttle and then the 2:30 bus back to Puerto Natales. I think I slept most of the way. Ten days takes its toll I guess. Time for a shower, dinner, and re-uniting with the stuff we left here. It was a fabulous hike; so glad we did the full circuit!
A picture at our Puerto Natales hostel. I'm pointing to a poster for the Banff Film Festival World Tour (we missed it by a day or two).
Off to Punta Arenas in the morning................
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