Story behind the images at On the circuit in Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile – Trail Option
![First glance. Paine Grande rises beyond the bay of Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/70fb166f-2d82-4958-9d6b-4d6849821f36_rw_1200.jpg?h=6945b5ae0ae11d7c60bdd29b0f37ee44)
First glance. Paine Grande rises beyond the bay of Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile
![Short walk, long pier. Pilings in the bay at Puerto Natalies, Patagonia, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9ed0cc44-eabe-48ed-83e0-ac81c0c27bbc_rw_600.jpg?h=050b061d6d0ffbf3b4816ab3aacae860)
Short walk, long pier. Pilings in the bay at Puerto Natalies, Patagonia, Chile
![Patagonia evening. The idyll of Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/dfc0df56-79ff-475b-9e7f-061a703d259b_rw_1920.jpg?h=4b107974b4d78a92c3f32dd1af580c85)
Patagonia evening. The idyll of Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile
![Dancing Bill. Celebrating arrival at Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/745885c5-00d8-452c-9aff-dd710982b879_rw_1200.jpg?h=d63bdbbcad3efc407b86aa1358c54b34)
Dancing Bill. Celebrating arrival at Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile
![First glance. An introduction to the drama of Torre del Paine National Park, Chile.](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1f95e3b4-2973-49f3-803f-7d0205ca440c_rw_1920.jpg?h=c8179763069066e568e0466ada2b394b)
First glance. An introduction to the drama of Torre del Paine National Park, Chile.
![Color in the rain. Torre del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d76191ea-02e4-4b01-98cb-3e844af727f5_rw_1920.jpg?h=a282c85503e9b3bfb38bf5c33d99f093)
Color in the rain. Torre del Paine National Park, Chile
![El equipo del senderos. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/a163e176-c8aa-4029-a13d-2e6102f8db35_rw_1920.jpg?h=b5b17eba52c74644a169c906a298097d)
El equipo del senderos. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![El equipo del senderos II. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/de5c4b0d-69b5-471a-9556-9648441d8162_rw_1920.jpg?h=8383532ff95355c4bb6b85e3c97a0dee)
El equipo del senderos II. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Below Chileno. An afternoon approach along Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/16b6754b-fd06-4336-9eec-30d34e336503_rw_1920.jpg?h=4dc603578a09cf34513f9ee1ba4be1a8)
Below Chileno. An afternoon approach along Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![El abuelo. In the forests of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/15430c15-4ce3-4a58-82e2-65dc178ab74d_rw_1920.jpg?h=e8bccd2196e88978d802f52c93d84983)
El abuelo. In the forests of Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![In the moraine. Our small group moves toward the towers, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d2e7bfb8-bcba-4c12-aee1-6a5a281ebe33_rw_1920.jpg?h=24b1cb5681f21eaf49a6c4c7d79158d2)
In the moraine. Our small group moves toward the towers, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![A glimpse. The towers of Cerro Torre peek above the moraine, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/827e14ef-9c86-4baa-8d87-d3829cf8e24f_rw_1920.jpg?h=6db5b0c3016238350a07226a2b07df19)
A glimpse. The towers of Cerro Torre peek above the moraine, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Summer snow. Near Cerro Torre, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/29205d16-217c-4d24-b295-505531581c9b_rw_1920.jpg?h=4fc87ad37094c4f91524eda58b1600fa)
Summer snow. Near Cerro Torre, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Clearing. The squalls leave the towers of Cerro Torre, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/567e5611-0826-443f-8780-b91616ed65d4_rw_1920.jpg?h=b05f0d32e92d3e6b32c78517e2bc6de5)
Clearing. The squalls leave the towers of Cerro Torre, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Fissured. Igneous dikes break the pattern in the meta-sedimentary rocks of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/8e700b42-7f73-4c7f-a06c-4ee012507241_rw_1920.jpg?h=16e5f267e9ed68cb3fdcd175ece54b6c)
Fissured. Igneous dikes break the pattern in the meta-sedimentary rocks of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Falls of Ascencio. The canyons walls are alive with water feeding the Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/7c034bb8-e01c-49d7-8e87-aa5cdad5cd1d_rw_1920.jpg?h=1506cbd0dcff853fed6a8517c845e5f8)
Falls of Ascencio. The canyons walls are alive with water feeding the Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Appearances. Simplicity in the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/f6f1b669-7fcf-4888-b1d4-50d42d8d5664_rw_1920.jpg?h=1428557aa2bbaef69648ec421f35fa4d)
Appearances. Simplicity in the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Water to scree. The walls of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/18e2de1d-cd7c-45b3-9c5b-ee9d36013ff6_rw_1920.jpg?h=12cdbd09d5c0e906197f4db630cb0753)
Water to scree. The walls of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Marvels. The pleasure of a good first day, Bill, Andrea, and Sarah, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/e1b25794-0dc9-4d60-acaf-803d956a3db2_rw_1920.jpg?h=2d8b647bc5597bcb96be5e1d1e55bce8)
Marvels. The pleasure of a good first day, Bill, Andrea, and Sarah, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Getting stride. Bill and Andrea in the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/8d5df5cd-6ccc-457a-b8d4-a65483103a64_rw_1920.jpg?h=5efe83962348176755a2e30f4e0676d8)
Getting stride. Bill and Andrea in the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Upper Ascencio. A brief storm clears from the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/eb2b4843-0234-46f8-a513-756c60ef1831_rw_1920.jpg?h=257c2f90e5af106ae23b259e38621b6e)
Upper Ascencio. A brief storm clears from the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Attention. This ridge held my gaze throughout the day, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/08b75d4b-f12a-4b5d-8b8a-85e58fc1b563_rw_1920.jpg?h=893ec154ae96df781c8a1f37e7a34b82)
Attention. This ridge held my gaze throughout the day, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![A condor. A greeting visit on our first day in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/b35ada62-3b15-4a9b-a7f0-399e4913e7e5_rw_1920.jpg?h=77dd36d7e3c9b993c5399850825ce001)
A condor. A greeting visit on our first day in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![The ridge of the condor. Clearing skies in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/c6cf0dda-8f40-47bd-9ab5-00dceec18f73_rw_1920.jpg?h=65909fb13a90e6e86c04eb055e5083fc)
The ridge of the condor. Clearing skies in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Balmaceda. Distance peaks of the Pacific Ocean from the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/c69cf0f0-7fc1-4da6-890c-460ae46d96cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=f004548367e578273d067933e3f32495)
Balmaceda. Distance peaks of the Pacific Ocean from the canyon of Rio Ascencio, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Distant ice. Peaks emerge from the woodland of the Rio Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/71112e85-edc9-4403-8fd9-aeeff22c999e_rw_1920.jpg?h=059dd5b780fbcd8a4754247c623bf8ad)
Distant ice. Peaks emerge from the woodland of the Rio Paine, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Flower lunch. Along the trail to Campamento Seron, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/5c8f6d7a-311e-415f-ad0c-fd73557ec03c_rw_1920.jpg?h=aa2cbefa8c6779949b34f572fce8a9e8)
Flower lunch. Along the trail to Campamento Seron, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Rio Paine. Looking back on our trail to Campamento Seron, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/c243530d-c5f7-4bb1-8934-813f6d96f59b_rw_1920.jpg?h=353c9d58a54cc6c5f574d67168016474)
Rio Paine. Looking back on our trail to Campamento Seron, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Walking among mountains I. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/ff65b1fd-0c08-4d6f-bfe2-685fa71f978a_rw_1920.jpg?h=3f5a141f0e76327c9ebe14451436cea3)
Walking among mountains I. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Walking among mountains II, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/3cc51049-ab22-480f-ab94-65efbc5b26cf_rw_1920.jpg?h=820c15861d0c999d2a0947a023f05a56)
Walking among mountains II, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Walking among mountains III, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d3c1f38c-448d-4f98-a8d9-8d8fcb68aac8_rw_1920.jpg?h=f7d2000f474b0b9d154046fc12b44410)
Walking among mountains III, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Glacier Dickson, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/287dddfb-0829-41e6-8b23-d6668a563d53_rw_1920.jpg?h=e36951d2df8cef64aa2f85b407d8365b)
Glacier Dickson, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Knowing where we are. Karina, our guide, gives context to the O circuit, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/320c236f-4206-4acd-9db4-9e3dec7bf47c_rw_1920.jpg?h=e93eb663a80e468ee6edd69b975d208a)
Knowing where we are. Karina, our guide, gives context to the O circuit, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Chilean Swallow. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/58ab0258-e18c-423e-8e11-e128681cd780_rw_1920.jpg?h=14aa0f5e5529d5c3b6764c230bcde102)
Chilean Swallow. Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Bill on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/2f2ac82d-73e1-4940-bc43-69d640a858c0_rw_1920.jpg?h=faceffb055b75cfb83c01e8d6420dd2c)
Bill on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![A guided walk on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/090954bd-b955-4a97-9e5d-da4fe0668f73_rw_1920.jpg?h=2777750b4268a69b89d3a0a67759c68a)
A guided walk on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Feeling the adventure. Rosalind takes in the Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/31214b12-3075-4ef7-ba2a-d2ea9b6d8f03_rw_1200.jpg?h=2b9815cacf4ea109695cf092e235363c)
Feeling the adventure. Rosalind takes in the Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Evening ridges on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/3e819254-d64e-4079-8ba0-02833277c772_rw_1920.jpg?h=a1b048dd157a7286f6e91839289ee46a)
Evening ridges on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Rosalind and Sarah, Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/d15404ef-7e06-4153-8a24-e1fe9880e645_rw_1200.jpg?h=08bc46734bf3bd808d2ccbe8bb3edc58)
Rosalind and Sarah, Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![The crazy Belgian, Bart on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/01b9169c-fe7e-47b5-a479-89bc5724220c_rw_1920.jpg?h=47cf921c3ec8a2b9d9284ad6cec3f259)
The crazy Belgian, Bart on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Evening blues on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/359c2425-28be-4680-927a-f2e2d6e80c08_rw_1920.jpg?h=4ae55a6ba63cb4803258a0f2dd8d708a)
Evening blues on Glacier Grey, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Lift. Chimango caracara, a common falcon throughout Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/75f524d1-d507-491e-af39-87558973ab94_rw_1920.jpg?h=d7408e06e3548db5006ff1075323fc2d)
Lift. Chimango caracara, a common falcon throughout Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Eyes of chimango. The Chimango Caracara visits the trail, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/7118b97c-6ee1-463a-a670-60193e9f65c4_rw_1920.jpg?h=ccc7e2b3db09c544ee68fbda8670f1fa)
Eyes of chimango. The Chimango Caracara visits the trail, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Trail patrol. A Chimango Caracara, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/a297d03b-53cb-4381-a3ef-c2d670d7a4f6_rw_1920.jpg?h=96ab4639da85469ed7d61278a4d3724a)
Trail patrol. A Chimango Caracara, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Paine Grande. Sunrise and approaching rain, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/98f293ab-8292-45ff-ae1c-d200b6b22ea0_rw_1920.jpg?h=2534da468ff7c622eb01402e4915bb3f)
Paine Grande. Sunrise and approaching rain, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Lightness. C louds swirl above Lago Scottsberg, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1ceb237f-ccc2-4f31-ade7-4be8bb80abff_rw_1200.jpg?h=5e268922ffe35cffe93882b7d072779f)
Lightness. C louds swirl above Lago Scottsberg, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Mariposa. Trailside color in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/3077699d-52d9-4e7f-bf97-49c00dc74275_rw_1920.jpg?h=6e62b1f4c1b0a39e1f5d098838fbcf85)
Mariposa. Trailside color in Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![River rain. Rio del Frances at Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/4acfb4e8-c251-42da-946b-72bde329a85f_rw_1920.jpg?h=a9d1808bf2241b61c9f5120892712862)
River rain. Rio del Frances at Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Patience. Our guide, Andrea, on the trail to Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/60a41375-029f-40a1-b7a2-e810e6654140_rw_1920.jpg?h=e623e52b6c8c03b2c9eeb80b05898b43)
Patience. Our guide, Andrea, on the trail to Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![On the trail. Our group approaches Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/9dd3a2e7-353a-4ea6-a6ab-b866b567aa02_rw_1920.jpg?h=da7b3e72a246145efb71c9bee3e4fbfe)
On the trail. Our group approaches Campamento Italiano, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![A light rain. Early drama on the edge of Los Cuernos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/658be60d-01a8-4ff4-bbf7-2e567eec40b5_rw_1920.jpg?h=49b3f2f10a8dbad31a7a86455ff41b4b)
A light rain. Early drama on the edge of Los Cuernos, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Snow falls. Avalanches rumble from the hanging glaciers of French Valley, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/1767e30c-bd60-409c-b0e6-43fafda46d98_rw_1920.jpg?h=d42e0e833f56ac79856bccecb352ea6c)
Snow falls. Avalanches rumble from the hanging glaciers of French Valley, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Hanging blue. The hanging glaciers of French Valley peak from the storm, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/73a066dc-f2fe-4d9c-8e6b-7b7c0c00e8fd_rw_1920.jpg?h=d565b5dac4119aeb79f46a3c8cd0214c)
Hanging blue. The hanging glaciers of French Valley peak from the storm, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile
![Lapwing. A common resident in the grassy floodplains of Patagonia, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/120c7da34580f92fa582f46b741d0d5d/705b19cd-4678-4169-9392-75615a66036c_rw_1920.jpg?h=140d376d3b93288e41c3e47279077726)