Lazarow World-Hike-About

We posted three blogs simultaneously plus a couple of pictures introducing the multi-postings. The sunrise set, is arguably from our perspective, one of the most enjoyable sets of that genre we have posted. The edifices in the region, perhaps because we worked so hard to reach great vantage points to view them or maybe that they are just plain and simple, wonderful, created much excitement on the trip. Even when our fingers froze as we waited for the sun to fire up and 'light the rocks' nothing could distract from our purpose then and on some of the long hikes in Bariloche and El Chalten. I hope we are able to create for you just a fraction of the interest we developed for this tough, rough and incredible region. Plush-crested jay, in the rainforest of Iguazu. Somewhere on the 'Inferior' lower circuit. Closing the shutter slowly in order to create the 'frozen effect'. Scroll down to see a further three new postings or hundreds of others. ...

First sunlight hits Cerro Torre, a new favorite icon. Our first sighting before sunrise of the 'only-show in town'. One of the editor's selling points for a visit to either Patagonia, Chile and Argentina's, were the sunrises over the various towers. We have viewed sunrises on two of the mornings, skipped a third because of weather issues and rose early today, trekked to a viewpoint in the Los Glaciares National Park and froze while we waited for the sun to warm our hearts with sights of wonder. Whereas it would have been nice of the sun to warm our bodies too, we could not expect it to exude that much strength. On a good morning of weather, until we gained some altitude, things were looking up. Until the wind arose from nowhere and the temperature plummeted into the low 30's or more likely, high 20's, life seemed extraordinary in El Chalten for a change (by the way, it's a charming town). Nevertheless, the sights, once again, were everything we ha...