Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine, 115 miles of nice dirt road and beautiful scenery
For those of you who are not familiar with Torres del Paine park, please take a moment to search Google images; it is absolutely beautiful! This is one of the destinations of our trip that I’ve been really looking forward to.
Even though I was anxious to get into the park, we got up late as it was overcast outside and really warm in our bed. After some Nescafe (yes, we’re back in the land of Nescafe! Darn it Chile!) We packed up and headed out for the park. We knew the roads were dirt all the way in, 100 miles, so I had a little anxiety, but as soon as the pavement turned to terra I felt much better as it was heavily packed and completely manageable! Huge plus for me, my nerves were at ease!
As we approached the park, the snowy mountain peaks that we could see from Puerto Natales we become bigger and more impressive and the amount of wildlife increased exponentially.
I had seen pictures of this park, and they amazed me, but all I have to say is it is much more amazing in person. This is by far the most beautiful place I have ever laid my eyes on. There are several lake all throughout, giant steep and dramatic mountains covered in snow and ice. The lakes are a turquoise blue that it so brilliant, it seems surreal. While looking up at the mountains you feel like you are gazing at a painting… amazing.
The park, although it costs a bit to enter it ($60 bucks, Mike asked if that includes breakfast), is a vast land of beauty around every corner. Even if you take your eyes off the gigantic mountains, or blue lakes, the scenery which I’m sure is often forgotten is full of colors and magnificent rock formations. If ever anyone needed to spend a few days in natural paradise, I highly recommend it here.
Not a lot of tourists here which surprised Mike and I. It seems that only the Argentineans vacation as you do not see the swarm of local vacationers around these parts. It’s great for us! I’m guessing maybe not as many people can afford to take a vacation in Chile as everything is so much more expensive.
We took someone’s recommendation that we spoke to in Puerto Nataltes and headed out to the further location to camp as he said it wouldn’t be as busy. Great choice! This campground is amazing. The views, the facilities, A+ and by far the nicest camping experience I’ve ever enjoyed. Each site has its own little open faced cabin with a light, electric plug and giant clean picnic bench and chairs. The bathrooms are spotless and actually have toilet paper in them. The attendant here even brought us a big pile of firewood (included in the $8/person price). Life is good! We will be eating dinner at their café tonight as we don’t have cooking gear; we’re all set!
Life is good on the road
Hey lovely lady!
Still together :-)
Hey lovely lady!
Guanacos around every corner
Incredible beauty out here
We couldn't get enough of these friendly creatures
Wow! This place is AWESOME!
Do you believe us now??
How about now??
Wish you were here (and you brought a fishing pole)
Lots of breaks to enjoy the views
Even though I was anxious to get into the park, we got up late as it was overcast outside and really warm in our bed. After some Nescafe (yes, we’re back in the land of Nescafe! Darn it Chile!) We packed up and headed out for the park. We knew the roads were dirt all the way in, 100 miles, so I had a little anxiety, but as soon as the pavement turned to terra I felt much better as it was heavily packed and completely manageable! Huge plus for me, my nerves were at ease!
As we approached the park, the snowy mountain peaks that we could see from Puerto Natales we become bigger and more impressive and the amount of wildlife increased exponentially.
I had seen pictures of this park, and they amazed me, but all I have to say is it is much more amazing in person. This is by far the most beautiful place I have ever laid my eyes on. There are several lake all throughout, giant steep and dramatic mountains covered in snow and ice. The lakes are a turquoise blue that it so brilliant, it seems surreal. While looking up at the mountains you feel like you are gazing at a painting… amazing.
The park, although it costs a bit to enter it ($60 bucks, Mike asked if that includes breakfast), is a vast land of beauty around every corner. Even if you take your eyes off the gigantic mountains, or blue lakes, the scenery which I’m sure is often forgotten is full of colors and magnificent rock formations. If ever anyone needed to spend a few days in natural paradise, I highly recommend it here.
Not a lot of tourists here which surprised Mike and I. It seems that only the Argentineans vacation as you do not see the swarm of local vacationers around these parts. It’s great for us! I’m guessing maybe not as many people can afford to take a vacation in Chile as everything is so much more expensive.
We took someone’s recommendation that we spoke to in Puerto Nataltes and headed out to the further location to camp as he said it wouldn’t be as busy. Great choice! This campground is amazing. The views, the facilities, A+ and by far the nicest camping experience I’ve ever enjoyed. Each site has its own little open faced cabin with a light, electric plug and giant clean picnic bench and chairs. The bathrooms are spotless and actually have toilet paper in them. The attendant here even brought us a big pile of firewood (included in the $8/person price). Life is good! We will be eating dinner at their café tonight as we don’t have cooking gear; we’re all set!
Approaching Torres del Paine!
Life is good on the road
Hey lovely lady!
Still together :-)
Hey lovely lady!
Guanacos around every corner
Incredible beauty out here
We couldn't get enough of these friendly creatures
Wow! This place is AWESOME!
Do you believe us now??
How about now??
Wish you were here (and you brought a fishing pole)
Lots of breaks to enjoy the views
posted by Pedro and Maria at 2:41 PM
4 Comments:
you guys went to Torres del Paine!! Im proud of you too, I heard its awesome at that park. chepe
Thanks for sharing your adventures at Torres del Paine. The photos are great! It sounds like you had a great campsite! How fun and something you won't forget! Too bad it was so expensive to eat and that you didn't have room for cooking stuff and food! XXOO
Great pictures! Very nice writing. Thanks for taking the time to put this together. It helps those of us with bikes on tickle-chargers in the garage until the snow and ice goes away.
Did I miss a post where you listed the equipment you brought with you? If I did, could you post an update on what equipment/gear has exceeded your expectations and which gear has been less than perfect?
Thanks for the updates and the write-ups!
Stunning photos. Thanks for the suggestion of checking out Google Images. Definitely sounds like one of those places to put on the list of places to see. Keep up the great writing!
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