Notes on Backcountry Visa Renewal
The author, self-portrait, Lago Inferior, Patagonia, Chile. All photos by David Miller.
- Location: Sendero a Los Hitos, P.N. Lago Puelo, Patagonia
- Total distance covered: 36km
- Time: 2 days, 1 night
- Continuous hours hiking: 8 first day, 10 the second
- Creeks / rivers crossed: 24 (Rio Azul crossed by boat, all others on foot)
- Approx. distance trail itself was essentially a creek: 3 km
- Average temperature: 42 degrees F/ 5.6 C
- Approx. # of hours feet were wet: 15
- Passport stamps: 4 (2 entry / 2 exit, Chile / Argentina)