Exploring Southern Patagonia Pt. 1: Chile Edition
Exploring Southern Patagonia Pt. 1: Chile Edition In "simpler" times when you could still travel and an American passport actually worth something, I escaped society and set off to explore the beauty and bounty that is Southern Patagonia. Patagonia, the place, not the brand. One of the most pure, humble, and majestic destinations I've ever witnessed in real life. I was fortunate enough to jet off on an epic adventure throughout Southern Patagonia in both Chile and Argentina right before Covid hit the world hard. We touched back down in Chicago on February 17 and little did we know how much would change in just one month. Nevertheless, we did the damn thing, we did right, and we did it in the knick of time. The entire trip was about sixteen days, and we split that time equally with a week on the Chilean side, then crossing the border by bus into Argentina, spending our second week in El Calafate and El Chalten. Before we headed out for the W-Trek in Torres Del Paine Nati