Local info source great photos, great post.
for up to the minute info on outdoor/wilderness activities in and around el bolson travelers might want to check in with the guys at The Confluence Project (it's in english), a local group promoting sustainable living initiatives:
http://www.theconfluenceproject.com
you have made my DAY!!! my husband and myself used to live in Alaska and last January we went to Patagonia and spent only 1 day in El Bolson and so we are going back to that area next january for 3 weeks did you hike around Bariloche or should we stay in elbolson area or or go further south after hiking for a week near El Bolson?? karen Busch
disappointment we have recently returned from a holiday in Pategonia booked with Exodus.
Our reasons for choosing the holiday included a very strong wish to experience walking on glaciers which had been picked as one of the highlights of the Pategonian experience in the exodus brochure along with trekking in the Fitzroy and Torres del Paine ranges.
We were devastated to be told that we were not permitted to walk on the glaciers as there is an age limit, with those over 65yrs not permitted to go- even though we had, earlier in the same trip, undertaken some challenging treks!
We feel very badly betrayed and let down!!
Catherine Sander
looks good, we'll see you soon Glad you're enjoying Baja. You gotta love those pelicans. I love the way they dive-bomb into the water like fearless torpedoes.
See you in Melaque!
Janene
Good luck! Hey Bill - Good luck getting to Mexico. I love seeing the photos of the snow since we have none here, but I imagine you're ready to be done with it for a while.
- Jim
A thousand words for frozen water? I wonder if the eskimos (Inuit) have a name for the hard, smooth, slippery kind of ice that freezes onto your windshield and has to be chipped off with a jackhammer.
You can camp with a tent next to the refugios I visited. It costs but not much... 3 or 4 dollars US maybe. Food you can buy but what is available varies from refugio to refugio. Better to bring some of your own. Go! Take a week, or more!
hiking hello,
thanks for the info. i am wondering, how long, and how cheaply, is it possible to hike around the areas with refugios? For instance, if i brought a tent, could i set up nearby and just buy some food? And, are you able to buy supplies at the refugios, or just meals?
Thanks,
Eli
Great account of a rare event Great photo documentation and writing! It's hard to grasp the scale of the landscape in the aerial photos, even having been there. The faint white streamers in the water represent so much ice we could not push through it in our pack rafts! It's probably worth mentioning the rarity of this event. While the flow from Desolation Lake must vary considerably I have never heard of an outburst event of this scale in Lituya Bay. That doesn't mean it hasn't happened, of course; there are times when no one is there.
any upcoming travel plans? Hey Bill-
Long time, eh? Just checking in, seeing if you're planning to head down south again this winter? I've got the travel bug again and have to live vicariously through others (our blog has been in hibernate). I'm thinking about how to get back to Argentina for some sun (I know, a bit early to be talking about sun. Can't help it. I got so much last winter, I'm in withdrawal). Although I would gladly settle for Mexico or Hawaii this year. Looking forward to more blog updates of your travels and hope all is well in SE!
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that's cool i was born in tacloban and wish i could see it again