Blog post for Tuesday 24 October 2023
We are spending three nights in El Chaltén. It’s great to not have to move and it allowed us to do another hike today.
This morning we drove north from El Chaltén about 25 miles on a dirt road to the Glacier Huemul trail. Nearby you can also take a boat ride on Lago del Desierto. We decided to hike to the glacier lookout.
They charge the equivalent of about three dollars to hike the glacier trail. there were quite a few people on the trail.
The trail up to the glacier outlook started relatively flat but then it got quite steep. It was about a mile and a half to the top. The climb was absolutely worth it. When we got to what appeared to be the viewpoint we had a stunning view of the glacier.
But just a little bit farther up the trail we’re surprised to find an ice covered lake below the glacier.
Today Mount Fitz Roy has been mostly covered in clouds. In the picture below you can just see it sticking out of the clouds between the two branches.
For dinner we ate at a wonderful restaurant called La Cerveceria the service and all our food was absolutely wonderful!
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