I have seen these mountains in Patagonia on photographs all my life. Being here gives it all a new dimension. We were here for three days, two nights, and most of the time it was cloudy and rainy, FREEZING, with wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour. As a result, the national park closed all the trails. There was not much for us to do but take some pictures when we could. On our first day, it was still clear, and here are a few spectacular shots.

The above picture was taken from our window in the Rio Serrano Hotel. It’s a luxury hotel, probably the best place in a 200 mile radius, with all the trimmings you expect from such a place. Here is a shot of the hotel with all the rooms facing the mountains.

We took some rides closer to the mountains and found excellent photo opportunities.

Of course, there are the obligatory selfies. You see it was very cold in late spring here. The wind was fierce enough you had to watch out to not get blown over.

Here is another shot of the two of us.

I wanted to go hiking so bad. I brought my poles, knee brace and backpack, but the entire park was closed. No hiking. So here is another picture of just me.

I leaned that in order to hike here, you have to be ready to wait out the rainy and stormy days, and you have to bring all the rain gear. It rains a lot, the weather changes seemingly every few minutes. The photo above was taken during a brief period when it was not cloud-covered and raining. You can’t be in a hurry.

I think I need to come back and chill.