Puerto Natales is a tourist town with seemingly almost as many Americans (that's USA persons to be exact) than Chileans. It appears to be set up more as a gateway to Torres del Paine than a notable town in it's own right. So we spent a half day and a night picking up our rental and stocking up on everything (except enough Chilean pesos - for a major tourist location it's surprising that cash is still king in Torres del Paine) before heading to the park.
We choose to enter from the east and found a nice camping ground just outside the park.
Eric went for a run and "discovered" a waterfall on the Rio Paine that was almost unmarked on tourist maps but well worth a visit.
We set up tents and enjoyed spotting the local wildlife.
Fortunately the weather held allowing us to see a beautiful dawn over the towers before we packed up and headed into the park.
We choose to enter from the east and found a nice camping ground just outside the park.
Eric went for a run and "discovered" a waterfall on the Rio Paine that was almost unmarked on tourist maps but well worth a visit.
We set up tents and enjoyed spotting the local wildlife.
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Fortunately the weather held allowing us to see a beautiful dawn over the towers before we packed up and headed into the park.
Beautiful - I've been enjoying your photos as I shiver away in the office corner :)
ReplyDeleteWe've been shivering plenty in the last few days too. Patagonia is known for having four seasons in one day and we have seen all of them.
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