12/8/13
Refugio Dickson to Campamento Perros
9 K
My father's 88th birthday. What is going on at home?
Great nights sleep. It rained some but there wasn't much wind. Laura and I ate breakfast in the refugio. Corn flakes, cheese, white toast and scrambled eggs. Seconds on the eggs. Talked to a cute young couple from Barcelona.
The hike today was mostly in the lenga forest but with many great views. At first we looked back down on Lago Dickson and the surrounding glaciers. Then more glaciers came into view. We took pictures, then got closer, took more photos, then got closer.....over and over.
We had heard that Campamento Los Perros was not as nice as the other places. That was an understatement. The tent spots were OK. Flat and wind protected. We got our tents up just as it was starting to rain. The cooking area was in an old metal building with a leaking roof. When we first saw it we thought it was abandoned. Inside was a big barrel for the fire next to a pile of ashes and garbage. Rickety tables and benches were for cooking and eating. Mostly they were wet from the leaking roof. After much effort the fire was resurrected from the remaining coals. There wasn't much wood so the space never got toasty warm. More and more hikers arrived with wet clothes that they tried to dry out. People hiking the opposite direction came in and told us of the beautiful views over the pass and of lots of mud for us on the way up. Oh boy, can't wait.
Definitely not the best place to hang out but it was really fun to talk to the other hikers. At 7pm we called it a day and retreated to our tents. I'm excited to see how tomorrow develops.
Nancy
Refugio Dickson to Campamento Perros
9 K
My father's 88th birthday. What is going on at home?
Great nights sleep. It rained some but there wasn't much wind. Laura and I ate breakfast in the refugio. Corn flakes, cheese, white toast and scrambled eggs. Seconds on the eggs. Talked to a cute young couple from Barcelona.
The hike today was mostly in the lenga forest but with many great views. At first we looked back down on Lago Dickson and the surrounding glaciers. Then more glaciers came into view. We took pictures, then got closer, took more photos, then got closer.....over and over.
We had heard that Campamento Los Perros was not as nice as the other places. That was an understatement. The tent spots were OK. Flat and wind protected. We got our tents up just as it was starting to rain. The cooking area was in an old metal building with a leaking roof. When we first saw it we thought it was abandoned. Inside was a big barrel for the fire next to a pile of ashes and garbage. Rickety tables and benches were for cooking and eating. Mostly they were wet from the leaking roof. After much effort the fire was resurrected from the remaining coals. There wasn't much wood so the space never got toasty warm. More and more hikers arrived with wet clothes that they tried to dry out. People hiking the opposite direction came in and told us of the beautiful views over the pass and of lots of mud for us on the way up. Oh boy, can't wait.
Definitely not the best place to hang out but it was really fun to talk to the other hikers. At 7pm we called it a day and retreated to our tents. I'm excited to see how tomorrow develops.
Nancy
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