Photo Friday: Parque Nacional Los Glaciares
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I've been working my way through our 2020 trip to Patagonia and sharing some of my late husband's photos, with an occasional picture of my own (assume they are his unless I indicate otherwise). Today we'll take a look at the spectacular Lago de los Tres (I don't recall if we ever figured out three whats). The trail was 14.6 miles and nearly 4000' of climbing. I think I was younger then!
Glacial river. 
We definitely made an early start.
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| An intermediate lake with good views. |
After climbing up and up forever, you pop over a ridge...
... and there you are!
We had some cool cloud stuff going on while up there.
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| Despite our early start, the lake had a lot of people around (some of whom can be seen here if you look carefully). It's a jump-off point for serious climbers, and there's a campsite 3/4 of the way up, so many got there ahead of us. |
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| We saw Andean Condors. |
My shot of Dave on the trail. A boggy stretch had boardwalks; this one might even be crossing a streamlet. The walkways in wet places greatly reduce the impact of many many hikers.
By this point we had been hiking pretty much daily for several weeks, and we were in great shape, though still tired at the end of a day like this one!
I'll be back in a couple of weeks with more photos, flash fiction and more! Meanwhile, if you need some photo distractions, feel free to check the archives!
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Those mountains are spectacular!
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