After a short bus ride from Punta Arenas to Puerto Natales, I hit the trail in Torres del Paine.
I´ve hit a new personal record backpacking. I tallied up the mileage and just realized that I did 75 miles in 72 hours (4 days and 3 nights) on the trail. I put in 24 miles in one single day...totally ridiculous in hindsight. Being a stupid american and all, the distance in kilometers didn´t register in my brain before the hike and I only realized it after the fact. Ok, I cheated a little and didn´t bring a tent, but carried everything else. I just felt surprisingly good and fit and my legs didn´t object and ended up doing the ¨W¨circuit 1 day less than what normal people do. I was fortunate to meet 2 crazy guys (one brit and one australian) who were just as crazy as I was on the trail to hike with the entire time. It was all stunning, spectacular, wonderful, stupendously awesome out there! If anyone goes to Chile, I highly recommend it! I ran across a wide array of landscapes...beautiful green lakes, craggy mountains, green valleys, hiked up snow, hiked up to a glacier (AMAZING!), lots to see. I just love being outdoors, dirty, and being disconnected from the world!
And now that I´m all showered and clean, it´s time to rest. :)
