Return to El Chaltén—Patagonia’s premier hiking destination
For 14 years, ever since we visited El Chaltén the first time, we've been wanting to return. Bordered by sheer granitic towers, the biggest attraction for us is that you can walk onto the trails leading to these towers directly from town, with no additional transportation needed. It was in 2012, when we first went to El Chaltén, that I...
About the Blogger
Karen (here with Mt. Shasta in background) is a geology professor emerita who aims to provide a "pocket geologist" for world travelers. Follow the blog to explore the landscapes of our planet and figure out what causes them to look the way they do.