The Colors of the Fitz Roy

For my 3 days of Fall trekking in the Fitz Roy National Park in El Chalten,

Argentina, I saw every single color of the rainbow and more!!!

Pink- The color of the clouds when I climbed the to the ultimate lookout point in the dark by myself to watch the sunrise of Patagonian landscape. I had a moment of inner peace there. I will never forget that.

Red- The foliage of the Lenga trees that consumed the majority of the land and slowly creeped up the slopes of the mountains sometimes reaching the stark white snow caps.

Orange- My tiny 1-person tent where I slept and sometimes made my breakfasts, lunches, and dinners which always was ham & cheese slices on crackers with mayonnaise for three days. Yummy the first day; not so much the third.

Yellow- The glorious sun which I was so lucky to have. It is special when the weather is nice and there are no clouds so you can see the top of the peak for maybe half a day; but three!! I could have not asked for better weather :)
Green- All the lush mosses and low brush still flourishing along the lakes' edges under the red, orange, and yellow lenga trees.

Blue- The incredible color peeking out from under the snow at the Cerro Glacier and Fitz Roy. My first glaciers!!!

Purple- My used snow pants that I purchased to withstand the snow that I would soon be encountering on future treks.
Brown- The new HiTec hiking boots that I purchased. They

left me with 2 MASSIVE open and oozing blisters the size of half dollars and 5 small ones of the front of my toes. That is what happens when you have such little time to break them in before you start demanding of them.

Black- The condors that sailed overhead in the distant in the ridiculously strong winds.

Grey- The glacial lakes and river that flows from the park filled with minerals etc from the melting! As well as the color of the massive rock tower that forms the Fitz Roy Peak.
White- The perfectly crispy snow glittering in the sun that covered every single peak and glacier from every lookout point.