A person who appears to be ambling aimlessly, but is secretly in search of adventure.

3.25.2006

Torres del Paine


We hiked over four hours to reach this breathtaking view of the Torres del Paine, 2800 meter granite monoliths that soar over the Patagonia. Even as we stood in front of the torres and saw them with our own eyes, it did not seem real, but more like a backdrop to a movie or something that exists on another planet.

The last hour of the hike was a knee-popping scramble up a steep terrain of giant boulders. (The descent was even crueler.) Glacial waters streamed down the vertical faces of the torres and into a green pool that did not belong in the natural spectrum of colors to which urban eyes have become accustomed. We arrived before most of the early morning day hikers and so were able to enjoy it as if we were among an elite and hearty few. Soon, hikers perched on every rock in sight and it was time to make our way back down in silent awe.

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