The weather improved today, so Alejandro, from Patagonia Sur, and I drove out to the Reserva Nacional Coyhaique to hike up Cerro Chinchao. It snowed last night and the mountain was in the clouds when we started up, but it had cleared by the time we reached the top, and we had excellent views of Coyhaique and the surrounding peaks. The trail continued in a loop from the top, but they had run out of maps at the entrance and it was quite windy on the summit ridge, so we decided to return the way we had come. All in all, a great day, and rewarding to finally get out of town and into the mountains that I had been admiring for the past week. A few pictures below:
Coyhaique with the Divisadero in the background
At the summit ridge
Snow on trees
Now it's time for a fire in the woodstove, some tea, and some work in preparation for my site visits. Maybe some Spanish studying too.
Nos vemos!
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