It rained and was very windy all night and early this morning so we dressed for a rainy hike with rain pants, raincoat and dreading the day. What we got was very little rain sometimes mixed with a tiny bit of snow, no wind and a great day for a 11-12 mile hike.
Our destination was the base camp and lake beneath Cerro Torres, a difficult but popular mountain to see and to climb. There was a 1,000 foot of elevation change so it was not a very difficult hike. We walked above the picturesque Cascadia Margarita river gorge before getting our first look at Cerro Torre valley. Unfortunately the mountain was obscured by clouds as were the mountain ranges on either side of it. Nonetheless it was a beautiful site. Our pictures and my descriptions cannot begin to describe the majestic, awe inspiring views we experienced.
When we reached Laguna a Torre we had lunch before walking along the river created by the Laguna and then headed back to the bus. It was 18 km or 11 miles but my Fitbit showed 30,000 steps and 13 miles. We must be getting stronger as we weren’t near as tired or sore at the end of the day.
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