It's about 80 km from El Chaltan, but takes 2 hours due to the park entry ( which is a marathon process), and the mountain road. The glacier is completely breathtaking, both in size and beauty.
They have constructed a fantastic series of pathways on the side of the steep mountain which Perito Morena has now reached, so the views are terrific.
This is the only glacier in the south Patagonia ice field which is advancing, and it gains 2m per day
The Patagonia ice fields are the largest ice mass outside of the poles, and there are two other large glaciers nearby.
We spent a good day walking, and just sitting and looking and listening, as glaciers are noisy!
It's hard to decide which of the 122 pics that I should use. The scale is amazing with the width being 5km, and average height 75m. This boat in this picture carries 100 people.
We even got to see some large pieces break off, the noise and resulting wake were massive.
The blue colour is apparently because the blue light can penetrate further, and the bluer the colour the thicker the ice
. Icebergs are always so cool, what do you see? I see a lady on the right leaning back with her hands behind her head:)
All in all it is a most amazing sight, and hats off to all the explorers and adventurers who have gone over these ice fields!
Stunning !!
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