The famed national park. We did a modified version of the 'W' hike. Very pretty, a bit of weather, and a lot of people.
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I really liked this sign. Everyone knows littering is bad -- this provides a little more motivation.
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The hike in from the administracion was mostly through pampa
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Lots of brown grass. Lots of wet, brown grass.
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Our first mountain views -- the fog made the mountains look all the more impressive
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Enjoying a sucker hole. This place was amazing with the sun out.
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The view toward Valley France
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McKenzie, with a shiney pack cover!
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You can see the pack cover better in this picture.
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cloudy mountains
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Found art
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Glacier grey
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ex-glacier grey
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ice chunks
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mountain view
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McKenzie in front of the glacier
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Seen on the way to glacier grey.
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Some of the first hints of color, as the seasons change.
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iceburgs
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This was the view we enjoyed as we sipped mate, sheltered from the wind by a large rock.
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On the trail up to glacier grey
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Finally, a hint of that patagonian weather
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This would have made an ideal kitchen if we had camped here...
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An ex-fox
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An ex-head of an ex-fox
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waterfall
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Looking out toward the southern icefield
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Another view, back toward the icefield and glacier grey
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Just a creek
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It's like virtual pooh-sticks
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Looking back at glacier grey from even farther away
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tail and mountains
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Nice view from that hill, I'd wager.
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Another one
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fall colors
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One of the many lakes in the park
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The west side of the valley france, from the south
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And this is the east side. You might recognize those mountains...
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snow-covered mountains
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Another view of them
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Yummy
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One way to manage the objective hazards presented by river crossings...
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Still managing...
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Looking up the valley france, from the bridge leading into campamento italiano
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The view downstream
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You guessed it
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You can see why they have that name, now...
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A view from inside the valley france
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Good climbing weather on the other side of the valley
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imposing weather
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From the top of the valley
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The floor of the valley france
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A small stream
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Mushrooms are this trips required fungus photo
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watching the falls
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steep, cold mountain
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IMG 1981
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The lake we were hiking along that day
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Nice, friendly clouds.
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Fall colors
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More fuzzy clouds
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I liked the colors and the contrast of these a lot
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waterfall
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cuernos and falls
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small falls
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Yummy
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tolken-like trail
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Mmmmmm...
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red flower
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red flower 2
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On the way up to the torres themselves, in the evening.
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rainbow
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The torres
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Climber's paradise...
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A familiar face
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You may have seen pictures of the torres before, but they didn't have my radiant beauty illuminating the foreground...
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Another familiar face in front of familiar mountains
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More of those rocks
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Looking down from the torres
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Looking at the park from a distance
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