Whiskey on the rocks! Photographs from a rocky beach outside Seawall Campground at Acadia National Park.
Orientation: Not Borientation.
A few kilometers short of El Chalten, the bus stopped at the Visitors Center of Parque Nacional Los Glaciares where we met, perhaps, the nicest ranger in the world. Slim, toned, approaching late-middle-age but at the same time refusing to give into time in a way only park rangers and spirited mountain men can do, Octavio entered our bus and asked our permission to step out so he could tell us a bit more about the park and what we’ll find there. The locals remained inside while we tourists gladly obliged.
Selections of Flickr photographs from the Lago de los Tres trail and the majestic Fitz Roy mountain, located in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares in Patagonia, Argentina.
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Fitz Roy, Patagonia
The Curious Frenchman
And in the morning, I felt fine. I had expected the Fitz Roy hike to leave me sore. But after the steak frites the night before, I slept hard and woke up ready for another adventure. I grabbed the last breakfast bars I had been surviving on (other than steak, of course), and sipped on a cup of coffee in the hostel’s dining area. The room was lit with sun and most of the wooden picnic-like tables were empty. Only a Frenchman who we’ve been crossing paths with here and there was scarfing down a plate of eggs and toast while flipping through Bruce Chatwin’s In Patagonia.
In a country where maté was king, the coffee had generally not been great. I had failed to develop a taste for the local morning beverage of choice, so I dealt with my American drug addiction. But the coffee at Rancho Grande was surprisingly good. Justin, who had been traveling a lot longer than me, later confirmed that it was the best coffee he had in Argentina. I was waiting for Kelly and the other two Americans, Alex and Allison, so we could embark on the Cerro Terre trail. But at the moment, I felt content to be enjoying the morning quiet with my hot beverage.
Selections of Flickr photographs from the Cerro Torre hike in Parque Nacional Los Glaciares, Patagonia, Argentina.
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All photographs by Tanveer Badal.
Cerro Torre, Patagonia
Wikipedia fact: “The top of the mountain often has a mushroom of rime ice, formed by the constant strong winds, increasing the difficulty of reaching the actual summit.” The first “undisputed” ascent up Cerro Torre was made by a team of Italians in 1974. It took them two months!
