Towers of blue

We have spent two inspiring days near and inside the Torres del Paine National Park. After recrossing the border back into Chile we spent the night at an estancia that is very remote but just across the lake from the famous towers, or horns of magnificent granite, jutting straight up inside the park. The peaceful setting was accentuated by the startlingly clear skies and deep blue water. The next day we rode nearly 100 miles inside the park, stopping often to gape skyward at the abruptly rising peaks, so famous to climbers and trekkers around the world. The scenery also included vast numbers of diverse wildlife, and even gauchos herding cattle and sheep.