Oh, there's a 2-km dirt road we have to walk along to reach the trail? OK.
Oh, we've been hiking uphill for two hours and it's another three hours to go? Hm. Ohhhh, it's 10 km each way. Hm. OK.
Oh, we have to walk back the same way, not the shorter way, because there's only one more bus leaving the other way and we'd have to run the 10 km back? OK.... No, we didn't bring flashlights. No, I think we'll be fine.
As it turned out, we were fine (except for my blistered feet) -- the way down was much faster and with the long summer days here, we made it back with plenty of daylight to spare. It was a bit of a bigger first day in town than we'd intended. But the scenery was worth it.
Refugio Frey or bust!
Towering cypresses
That heap of logs in the foreground is part of the bridge; fortunately it´s sturdier than it looks
The hobbit refugio (not Frey)
No, we weren´t starting to hallucinate, these were just strange little flowers
We made it! Hang on to your hat... it´s windy here
Clouded over right away, but still gorgeous
It seems we didn´t take many photos as we pounded our way down the mountain, but on the bus back to town we had a nice chat in passable Spanish with some women from Buenos Aires. Encouraging. And few things in Argentina have tasted as good as our dinner at ¨El Vegetariano¨ restaurant late that night.
OMG! I have major tree/flower/mountain envy! I miss hiking so much. I hardly get real outdoor activity here.
ReplyDeleteThose flowers... wow! And I love the hobbit house. That is flippin' adorable!