Sharon and Papa in a trail near Punta Arenas.

Our ho(s)tel in Cerro Castillo.

View of a lake in Torres del Paine.

Andean Condors thermalling.

View of the Paine massif.

Sharon in a short hiking trail that we did with Papa.

View of the Paine massif.

Sharon by a waterfall.

View of the Paine massif.

Guanacos.

Guanacos.

View of the Torres (right of the snowcap) from outside the park.

Torres del Paine.

Sharon by the Torres.

Glaciar Perito Moreno in the distance.

Close-up of Glaciar Perito Moreno.

Patagonia's great expanses.

On the road to El Chalten.

On the road to El Chalten.

View of Cerro Fitzroy.

Sharon on the hiking trail to Cerro Fitzroy.

Close up of Cerro Fitzroy from the Lago de las 3 Marias.

Lago de las 3 Marias.

Sharon and I by the Lago de las 3 Marias.

Sharon escaping the wind.

The view from another hiking trail into the park just south of El Chalten.

A pebble beach back in Torres del Paine.

Sharon and Papa looking at the rocks.

View of the Paine massif across the lake. It was quite windy and cold.

We hiked to Glaciar Grey. Sharon is holding a piece of it.

Near the terminus of Glaciar Grey.

Sharon and I by Glaciar Grey.

It was so windy that at times we had to duck down to keep the wind from knocking us over.

Ideal access to Torres del Paine, and very modest price. The bikes outside were rentals that some French guys had picked up in Santiago. They were, of course, headed for Ushuaia. One of them was an XT-600.

These relatives of the Llama and the Alpaca were hunted to near extinction. They have since recovered, particularly in the area of the park.

These relatives of the Llama and the Alpaca were hunted to near extinction. They have since recovered, particularly in the area of the park.

It was a wonderful hike to get up there.

This was a very impressive sight. The chunks of ice that constantly fell off into the water were the size of buildings.

The view from up here was absolutely incredible. Worth the excruciating hike.

It was very windy and cold here. Often times we had to lay on the ground to avoid being swept off the rocks by the wind.

The pebbles came in basically all colours.