Saturday, May 15, 2010

and a few words about El Chalten...

Golden pink clouds in a lavender sky could never get old, even if it is 6 degrees Celsius in these stunning morning hours!  El Calten- a town of 1,500 people hosts the trail heads for some fantastic hikes with impressive mountain and glacier views.  Two full days and 40+ kilometers later, we feel satisfied with the northern part of Parques Nacionales Los Glaciares.  The sun has put a rosy tint on our cheeks, the wind has dried our eyes and chapped our lips, the hikes have elevated our spirits, and the vistas have left us in awe.  It feels good to walk in the mountains again, to be swallowed by silence and reminded of how small we are in this large world. 
Autumn is very present in this environment; A nip in the air and fantastic foliage colors exhibit that our surroundings are in a state of change.  Its about to get real cold up in here...
The extensive landscape filled with golden and auburn leaves and flat yellow grasslands abruptly ends at a gigantic lake which buts up to the Fitz Roy Mountain Range.  The sky is all-embracing and compliments the yellow foreground.  I feel it vibrates with me so perfectly!  I am most happy with simplicity and space.

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