We stayed in the town of Calafate for two night in order to see Perito Moreno, one of the worlds last growing glaciers. Hostals/hotels were painfully overpriced, but we bit the bullet and payed it for the glacier.
Upon entering Parque Nacional Los Glaciares we were amazed by the beauty. This was for me what I imagine Patagonia to be, pristine lakes, snow capped mountains, forest of green, fresh air all around. The ride to the glacier was lovely, windy mountain paths making you want to get out and hike.
The bus eventually dropped us off in a spot and directed us toward a trail that would lead to a viewpoint of the glacier. Our first look of the glacier filled us with awe. Massive, so blue, incredible! Nicely kept walkways made of metal lead you to various viewpoints of 3 different sides of the Glacier. Constantly you can hear the glacier creaking and groaning. Every few minutes you hear the thunderous sound of a chunk caving off. All eyes scan the glacier for the area in hopes of seeing the ice sheets plummet meters before crashing into the icy water.
The experience was amazing. Josh and I agreed, probably the best single experience of the trip thus far. Josh took over 230 pictures and I video taped over an hour of glacier footage- which turns out to be quite boring upon review, shocking. If you're going to Argentina I recommend Perito Moreno for it's enormous presence and awesome beauty- simply awe inspiring.
No comments:
Post a Comment