Dickson to Los Perros

Trekking Day 4: To our relief, today's hike was a lot shorter. The temperature had dropped over night so we woke to a cool morning. A simple breakfast of granola bars and we were off. I don't think I mentioned earlier, but we gave Sean the stove so we had lighter meals that didn't require cooking. Today's hike was 4.5 hour uphill from Campamento Dickson to Campamento Los Perros. The day started with sun but within an hour the weather turned cloudy and it started to snow. It was heavy wet snow so we put on our rain gear. I am glad we brought our gaiters and Gortex! The trail changed from open plains to a heavily wooded forest similar to Ontario. Again, I was surprised at how forested it was. As we climbed, the trail got rockier and windier. In the final stretch, the wind was strong enough to blow you over. This was short lived as we rounded the next bend and reached camp which was sheltered from the wind. We were glad to see the refugio was still open for us to take shelter. We all huddled around the fire for the next 4 hours and got to know the 20 other trekkers doing the backside of the “O” circuit with us. It was great talking to them and getting to hear their stories and recommendations. Our guide also introduced us to Mate, a popular drink similar to tea. Tomorrow is going to be our most challenging day so early to bed.Read more