Camp Seron to Lago Dickson

28th December 2005

Our first full day walking, starting from Camp Seron and ending up at the beautifully situated Refugio Dickson.

The weather today was perfect - it started out a bit overcast, but it cleared up giving us beautiful blue skies with big white fluffy clouds. Perfect! A hat was essential though - thankfully there aren't any embaressing photos of the hat that I bought in El Calafate!

The walk started by following the Rio Paine, before the path turned and climbed a few hundred feet up to bring us to an amazing view looking out over Lago Paine. We then stayed up on the hillside, with the lago below us and the snow-capped mountains in front. We were meant to cross a bit of a bog, but a new path had been cut through the tress and shrubs, which meant that we managed to keep our feet dry. Further on, the path climbed again, bringing us up onto a slight ridge where another vista appeared before us, with Refugio Dickson and Lago Dickson in the foreground and Ohnet (the big pointy mountain) and Glaciar Dickson in the background.

Caracara 051228_0357-01.e.web.jpg	Camp Seron 051228_0365-01.web.jpg	051228_0366-01.e.web.jpg	Looking back along yesterday's route 051228_0371-01.e.web.jpg
051228_0382-01.web.jpg	Walking through the Valle Encantado 051228_0384-01.web.jpg	Reflections 051228_0386-01.web.jpg	051228_0387-01.web.jpg
051228_0388-01.web.jpg	051228_0391-01.e.web.jpg	Alison and Alison chat with Marcello 051228_IMG_1108_Jill.web.jpg	051228_IMG_1109_Jill.web.jpg
051228_0395-01.e.web.jpg	Looking up the Rio Paine, which we followed all day 051228_0400-pan-01.e.web.jpg	Jill takes a photo 051228_0402-01.web.jpg	Julian looks thoughtful 051228_IMG_1110_Jill.web.jpg
051228_0404-01.web.jpg	051228_0406-pan-01.web.jpg	Laura, John, David, Julian and Frank 051228_0413-01.web.jpg	Climbing up to the first of many breathtaking views... 051228_0416-01.web.jpg
Looking across Lago Paine 051228_0417-01.web.jpg	051228_0419-01.web.jpg	Lago Paine panorama 051228_0421-pan-01.web.jpg	Glaciar Perros 051228_0427-01.web.jpg
051228_0429-01.web.jpg	Glaciar Perros on the left and Paine Chico in the middle 051228_0430-pan-01.web.jpg	051228_0434-pan-02.c.jpg	051228_0434-pan-02.web.jpg
051228_0453-01.web.jpg	051228_0454-01.web.jpg	051228_0460-01.web.jpg	Paine Chico 051228_0463-01.web.jpg
Spot the parrots 051228_0465-01.web.jpg	Paine Chico 051228_0468-01.e.web.jpg	Our guide reading a guide book 051228_0469-01.e.web.jpg	051228_0471-01.web.jpg
051228_0473-pan-02.web.jpg	We have lift off! 051228_0479-01.web.jpg	051228_0480-01.web.jpg	051228_0484-01.web.jpg
Donal and myself (holding a silly looking hat!) 051228_IMG_1129_Jill.web.jpg	The group hide behind a shady tree 051228_0485-01.web.jpg	Jill and Donal relax in the sun 051228_0486-01.web.jpg	051228_0487-01.web.jpg
051228_0488-01.e.web.jpg	051228_0489-pan-01.web.jpg	Another breathtaking view appears suddenly before us! 051228_0504-01.web.jpg	Lago Dickson, with Glacier Dickson up in the distance and Refugio Dickson in the middle distance 051228_0505-pan-02.web.jpg
051228_0510-01.web.jpg	Jill 051228_0511-01.web.jpg	051228_0512-01.web.jpg	Jill relaxing in the sunshine 051228_0513-01.web.jpg
Group panorama 051228_0514-pan-01.web.jpg	051228_0516-01.web.jpg	The view from the bedroom window - they don't get much better than this (or so I thought!) 051228_0517-01.web.jpg	Walking boots 051228_IMG_1137_Jill.web.jpg
Refugio Dickson 051228_0535-01.e.web.jpg	051228_0540-01.web.jpg	As if a days walk wasn't enough, it's time for some rugby! 051228_IMG_1140_Jill.web.jpg	051228_0549-01.web.jpg
Well, maybe only for a short time! 051228_IMG_1145_Jill.web.jpg