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Chile (Carretera Austral)

Welcome to the Carretera Austral
backtrack from Chaiten through Pumalin Park
a private reserve owned by the pioneer of Northface


a nice day through the trees
along the walks
past waterfalls
back to the ferry crossing from the north
leaving Chaiten headed south
incredible scenery


to Parque Queulat
for my first south american gleyser
where I free camped the night just outside the park
and hiked in the next day


for a closer view from the mirador
waiting for the perfect shot
the perfect shot


waterfall enroute back on the road south
to Puerto Aisen where I stocked up on food
waterfall enroute south
heavy winds
looking down on the approach to Coyhaique


Laguna Verde


nothing abnormal here
its worse then it looks
photo taken just after the shower of gravel

broken bridge to Puerto Murta

to Puerto Tranquilo
where I toured some nearby caves












back on the road toward Cochrane
broken bridge

Laguna Negra
where the rivers coincide
self portrait
over the pass enroute to Tortel
Tortel
a complete town on stilts
the worlds largest boardwalk





to the beach
beached whale

on a tour boat to a Big Glacier


Big Glacier


my first iceburg

we had fun








sitting on an iceburg
Back in Tortel I keep the neighborhood kids busy
it aint my pack... thats for sure



the water heater that nearly burned down the whole town
enroute to Paso Roballo

where the mountains end and the pampas begin
at the border with Argentina