Lago del Desierto tour

As had been planned very meticulous, the first 3 days of clear sky days, we had trekked and today was a day when we were expecting some rain and sure enough it was quite cloudy when we woke up in the morning.
The plan for the day was to go and do the Lago del Desierto tour since it did not involve much trekking or being outdoors. It was a raod trip to the Desierto lake, North of El Chalten. There was a boat ride to the other end of the lake to pick up people trekking their way from Chile into Argentina and those on the boat could have a few minutes on the shore. Then, on the way back, the boat stops midway near a glacier where there are short treks to view the glacier up close.
We started the day with our pickup arriving at 7:30 am. Bu 8 am, we were heading out of El Chalten. The route, to begin with, was the same that we had taken when being dropped off for the Fritz Roy trek 2 days ago. The road continues along the Rio de Las Vueltas, then Rio Eléctrico and tgen further up North. Its an extremely scenic route. Luckily, it was cloudy but not raining.Read more