Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Hiking Villarica (National Park)

In the early morning we are west of the glacier, a cold breeze and the sun sets in the crater of the Vulcan.


Our tent between rocks on soft ground, in the morning hours in the shadow of the crater, the valleys are covered by clouds (click to enlarge).



Gnom looking trees, this one is a baby one, they become many meters high.


The only fresh water source after and before each direction hiking for 10 hours.


Clouds covering the valleys.


The dark lava heats up already in the morning hours and no shadow to be found for many hours of hiking.


Getting higher and higher with less vegetation and landscape becomes surrealistic. On the bottom left Jaque with his back pack.


Can you hear that?


Getting down again to see the first trees after all the heat during the day.


reaching the camping area down in the valley with access to drinking water just before dawn.