Day 4 – Move Camp to Refugio Los Cuernos Day four was our longest hike of the trip at eight miles, but after descending the 1200-ish feet we had climbed to get Chileno, it was relatively flat. A sign grabbed my attention as we passed an intersection of the trail where horses would cross. There…

There are two treks to choose from within Torres del Paine National Park; the W Trek, which is about 50 miles and the O Trek, which adds an additional 35 miles. Kim and I decided to do the W Trek. I’m going to skip over the nightmare the included all the logistical planning of this…

The one touristy excursion Kim and I took when we were in Punta Arenas was a tour of Isla Magdalena which is home to a large colony of Magallanic penguins. We had some struggle booking the tour; I’m not sure if it was due to technical issues on the website or user error. I couldn’t…

A lot of people have asked, “Why Patagonia?” I’m not actually sure why (you’ll find this is a theme for me) but Kim had been talking about it for years and something or other has stopped her every time she attempted to plan a trip. About a year ago after we had a week hiking…