Lago Nordenskjold Puerto Natales

... hours of walking. I feel pretty fit, although the wind helped me a bit. Except when it almost blew me off the mountain and into Lago Nordenskjold. I had to hold onto what I could find, and I am not kidding when I say it got pretty scary a couple of ...

... , we set off for our destination Campamento Italiano. We were buffeted all the way around Lago Skottsberg and the Lago Nordenskjold. Airborne lake water stung our faces, but I was grateful that water was the only projectile hitting us. Picking myself up ...

... day as we head out, and after less than an hour the views open up to reveal spectacular views of Glaciar Frances and Lago Nordenskjold. Soon we see the reason for the loud rumbles in the night as another avalanche from the high glaciers in Cerro Paine ...

... through the forest and along small streams to ourselves. Before long we could see the small lake from glacier melt and back on to Lago Nordenskjold. We had peak Cerro Paine Grande to our left and the Cuernos horns to our right. And the views of them ...

... still in the clouds to the north but we did get a view of the Grey Glacier. We thoroughly enjoyed the beautiful drive back to Puerto Natales. It was late in the afternoon so we decided not to stop at the Cueva del Milodon, a cave where a Milodon (a ...

... in order to get to our starting off point - the weather could (and indeed did) improve. We had arrived in Puerto Natales, in the South of Chile, a day earlier, the short bus ride from El Calafate depositing us in town early afternoon. We had much to do: ...

... of Refugio Paine Grande for the third night. The next day's walk was flat but long. We followed the valley along stunning Lago Nordenskjold to Refugio Los Cuernos, where we stayed two nights. On the layover day, Michael and Annet hiked up French Valley, ...

... us get 10 feet from him, and for a couple snack breaks.  This was the sunniest day, and hiking through the valley along Lago Nordenskjold  in the heat of the day with our backpacks was great exercise!  At camp, the park rangers gave us hot ...

... deep puddles of mud. There are animal tracks in the snow - hares, deer and is that a puma? Our trio soon come upon Lago Nordenskjöld which will be beside us for most of today's hike northeast to our next camp. For a stretch we crunch along its pebble ...

Day 180: February 11, 2008 Puerto Natales to Torres del Paine and Back We were awakened by the sound of many feet exiting the hospedaje to catch the daily 7:30 tour bus to Torres del Paine that the owners run. Then all was quiet. We got up at 8:30 and ...