chilean patagonia for non-hikers

Torres del Paine National Park.

I'd like to say that I hiked all over Chilean Patagonia. But, I'd be lying. Although I had grand plans to hike the Torres (or Towers), see lots of glaciers and do parts of the famed W trek, I just ended up looking at the beautiful towers from afar with a nice glass of wine on hand.

Chile was the last country Mr. Sazy Rock and I visited during a three and a half month round the world trip. And, sadly, my body decided to shut down. The cold weather in Patagonia did not help my cause either. Hiking while sniffling and hacking up a storm was not ideal. Also, I decided that I did not want to catch pneumonia in light of the high winds and horrid weather forecasts on the trail. The video below illustrates the crazy wind during our visit.

So, what did I do instead?

travel zen on tuesday - torres del paine in patagonia, chile

I took this picture on our way out of the park. We had an early start and the sun was barely rising. That bridge was actually out of commission but I thought it was pretty -- especially withe the towers/torres in the background.