Torres Del Paine National Park, Chile
Lago Sarmiento with the mountains of Torres del Paine National Park in the background.
Guanaco grazing outside the entrance to Torres del Paine National Park.
A guanaco jumps a fence outside Torres del Paine Naitonal Park.
A farm outside the entrance to Torres del Paine, on the shore of Lago Sarmiento.
Guanaco grazing outside the entrance to Torres del Paine National Park.
Lago Amarga with the mountains in the background.
The Torres del Paine in the distance, as seen from Lago Amarga.
The Torres del Paine in the distance, as seen from Lago Amarga.
Cascada Paine, one of the waterfalls on the Rio Paine. The rivers and lakes of the park are fed by the glaciers and ice fields in the mountains.
Cascada Paine, one of the waterfalls on the Rio Paine. The rivers and lakes of the park are fed by the glaciers and ice fields in the mountains.
The towers, as viewed from Cascada Paine on the Rio Paine.
The park's namesake towers, as seen in the distance from Mirador del Nordernskjöld.
Mountains near the center of Torres del Paine, as seen across Lago Nordernskjöld.
View of the towers and mountains from Mirador del Nordernskjöld. Lago Nordernskjöld is the larger lake in the background at the foot of the mountains.
Brian and me at the Mirador del Nordernskjöld overlook.
Lago Pehoé, with the Hostería Pehoé, a small hotel, located on the island.
Lago Pehoé, one of the many lakes in Torres del Paine.
Looking downstream on the Rio Paine as it leaves Salto Grande and flows into Lago Pehoé.
This waterfall, Salto Grande, is located on a short, narrow channel of the Rio Paine that connects Lago Nordernskjöld to Lago Pehoé. The waterfall isn't especially tall, but is very powerful, with a swift current generated by the narrowing of the channel as the elevation sharply drops between the two lakes.
This waterfall, Salto Grande, is located on a short, narrow channel of the Rio Paine that connects Lago Nordernskjöld to Lago Pehoé. The waterfall isn't especially tall, but is very powerful, with a swift current generated by the narrowing of the channel as the elevation sharply drops between the two lakes.
Hiking the trail we took to the shore of Lago Nordernskjöld, through the forest that burned.
Guanaco grazing in an area of the park that was burned several years ago in a forest fire. This area used to be a forest, but now it is a grassland, filled with guanaco.
Guanaco grazing in an area of the park that was burned several years ago in a forest fire. This area used to be a forest, but now it is a grassland, filled with guanaco.
Guanaco grazing in an area of the park that was burned several years ago in a forest fire. This area used to be a forest, but now it is a grassland, filled with guanaco.