AA 3437 - Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) - Cincinnati (CVG) More lines to get back through immigrations and customs into the US.  Standing in line for…

Thus concludes the trip and the blog back home in Ohio.  A few additions may come shortly and will be annotated here so one will know where to l…

LA 4438 - El Calafate (FTE) to Buenos Aires-Aeroparque Jorge Newbury (AEP) AA 996 - Buenos Aires-Ezieza Internationan Airport (EZE) to Dallas-Fort W…

Hielo y Aventura provide three options for seeing Perito Moreno up close. The shortest and easiest is a short boat excursion on the Brazo Rico t…

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times... Perito Merino Glacier is truly one of the fascinating sites of Patagonia.  One of the fe…

Arose in the morning truly thankful that I was at El Pilar as opposed to out at the campsites of the previous two evenings.  The rain …

I woke up early this morning hoping that there would be a partial clearing to get a decent shot of FItzRoy as the sun rose.  This meant setting …

After two days of camping out in Los Glaciares NP, walking in to El Pilar was a bit like finding an oasis in a desert. Hosteria El Pilar is located …

We took our time getting started this morning as today was not going to be as long or strenuous as yesterday's trek to and on the glacier.  Star…

An early morning start to the day as we had to be at the hostel at 7:00 AM for the trek to Glaciar Torre.  Jim, Susan, and I would be joining a …

Nov 25 - An early, early morning alarm (5:50 AM) as I had to finish packing my pack (some last minute laundry had been hanging in the tent to dry), g…

Traveling solo, I used Cascada Expediciones for the Torres del Paine portion of my Patagonia Trip. They offered guided tour options of the W-Trek in…

By the time morning finally arrived, the rain had finally stopped although the wind continued to blow and gust throughout the day.  Not as hard …

Once again I awoke to an absolutely gorgeous morning.  After the horror stories I had read about Patagonia weather the luck that I continued to …

After two long days, it was somewhat of a relief that today encompassed only a short hike from Refugio Los Cuernos to Eco Camp (out past Hosteria and…

Today was destined as the longest day of hiking for anyone who chose to make the trek all the way to the top of Valle del Frances.  So a fairly …

In Trip Update (Added on 11/25 from El Calafate) Four absolutely surreal days in Torres del Paine (Tue-Fri).  Views were stupendous and unencum…

The pick-up for the ride north to Puerto Natales arrived shortly before noon at Oro Fueguino.  Met Scott and Theresa, Elisa, and Alexis in …

AA 7738 (LA 997), Departs SCL 9:45 AM, Arrives PUQ 1:00 PM (Scheduled) The flight to Santiago headed south from Miami over Cuba, through the Caribbe…

This accomodation occupies a middle ground between a hostel and a hotel where you have more privacy than a hostel, but a small 13 room location means…

The flight in to Punta Arenas was full (flight continued on to Ushuaia, Argentina with a bunch of Antarctic cruise passengers) and I was unable to ta…

AA 4531 Departs CVG 10:30 AM, Arrives MIA 1:10 PM (scheduled) I had to make a run to pick up some last minute items on Friday night, so just a littl…

AA 7701 (LA 501), Departs MIA 8:30 PM, Arrives SCL 6:50 AM (+1 day) (Scheduled) Apologies in advance to the people of Miami, but it simply must be s…

9/13 - The itinerary is falling into place.  Tickets are purchased, and flights are set.  Checking out the gear right now to see if I need …