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Hiking Pictorial

July 1st, 2008 Posted in day to day, sports

Written by Shanie

Since we have been getting some requests as of late asking for more pictures, I thought I would do a pictorial post on our hike tonight.

We decided to wander up our favorite trail, what we call the Gnar Gnar trail. We wrote about our nine-hour loop combining Gnar Gnar and Lopez a while back. This is a well-thought out path that maneuvers through rock cliffs, bamboo forests and waterfalls. Who says that Argentines don’t have foresight?

Whoever built the Gnar Gnar trail is an expert at connecting the dots.

So on to the hike…

Dulce, our young wonder-dog (she’s taking after her older brother very well) waiting patiently at a Cairn.

The sun falling south behind the ominous Andes…

The wispy clouds and furling smoke moving towards a rosy end…

Suerte enjoying the fresh air and views. Cerro Tronador in the background starting to be bathed by a pink hue…

A little rose water with that bath, perhaps?

A little closer look at the fresh snow and cotton candy pink of Tronador…

After a nice meditation break, we decide it is time to make our way down with the impending twilight…

Moving our way through the off-width climbing section…Dulce patiently waiting her turn.

A quick look back at the atardecer washing the mountains in orange light…

It’s hard not to stop and stare…

Bergen’s a happy pup…

So are the sunset gods…

As well they should be…their painting magic that they drape the Patagonian sky with at sunset is magnificent.

We sure do appreciate it.