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![Breakfast while waiting for the boat to be ready [2026 01 02 09:04:57 0300]](001_breakfast_while_waiting_for_the_boat_to_be_ready_[2026-01-02-09:04:57-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The cabin and parking lot at bahía exploradores [2026 01 02 09:33:44 0300]](002_the_cabin_and_parking_lot_at_Bah%C3%ADa_Exploradores_[2026-01-02-09:33:44-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Frutilla del diablo, gunnera magellanica [2026 01 02 09:49:16 0300]](003_frutilla_del_diablo,_Gunnera_magellanica_[2026-01-02-09:49:16-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Taique, desfontainia spinosa [2026 01 02 09:54:37 0300]](004_taique,_Desfontainia_spinosa_[2026-01-02-09:54:37-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Chucao, scelorchilus rubecula [2026 01 02 09:55:42 0300]](005_chucao,_Scelorchilus_rubecula_[2026-01-02-09:55:42-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Pansies in a boat [2026 01 02 10:08:35 0300]](006_pansies_in_a_boat_[2026-01-02-10:08:35-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The owner of the fundo is rightly proud of his garden [2026 01 02 10:08:46 0300]](007_the_owner_of_the_fundo_is_rightly_proud_of_his_garden_[2026-01-02-10:08:46-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Salmon that were bartered for produce by the salmoneros on the bay [2026 01 02 10:10:46 0300]](008_salmon_that_were_bartered_for_produce_by_the_salmoneros_on_the_bay_[2026-01-02-10:10:46-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Potatoes and onions [2026 01 02 10:12:00 0300]](009_potatoes_and_onions_[2026-01-02-10:12:00-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Heating up some frying oil on the wood fired stove [2026 01 02 10:22:56 0300]](010_heating_up_some_frying_oil_on_the_wood-fired_stove_[2026-01-02-10:22:56-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Kneading the dough for the sopaipillas [2026 01 02 10:25:01 0300]](011_kneading_the_dough_for_the_sopaipillas_[2026-01-02-10:25:01-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![There is a drying rack above the stove [2026 01 02 10:31:48 0300]](012_there_is_a_drying_rack_above_the_stove_[2026-01-02-10:31:48-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Frying the sopaipillas [2026 01 02 10:45:24 0300]](013_frying_the_sopaipillas_[2026-01-02-10:45:24-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Leslie helps out with the sopaipillas [2026 01 02 10:54:08 0300]](014_Leslie_helps_out_with_the_sopaipillas_[2026-01-02-10:54:08-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Diamond shaped sopaipillas are the favorite shape in chilean patagonia [2026 01 02 10:56:09 0300]](015_diamond-shaped_sopaipillas_are_the_favorite_shape_in_Chilean_Patagonia_[2026-01-02-10:56:09-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Finally under way [2026 01 02 11:55:17 0300]](016_finally_under_way_[2026-01-02-11:55:17-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![This is pretty standard weather conditions here [2026 01 02 11:55:33 0300]](017_this_is_pretty_standard_weather_conditions_here_[2026-01-02-11:55:33-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The first icebergs [2026 01 02 12:57:29 0300]](018_the_first_icebergs_[2026-01-02-12:57:29-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![First view of the glacier [2026 01 02 12:57:51 0300]](019_first_view_of_the_glacier_[2026-01-02-12:57:51-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The blue color of the ice is quite striking [2026 01 02 12:58:03 0300]](020_the_blue_color_of_the_ice_is_quite_striking_[2026-01-02-12:58:03-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Blue slabs [2026 01 02 12:58:36 0300]](021_blue_slabs_[2026-01-02-12:58:36-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Heading into the rain [2026 01 02 12:59:44 0300]](022_heading_into_the_rain_[2026-01-02-12:59:44-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Blue sopaipillas [2026 01 02 13:00:11 0300]](023_blue_sopaipillas_[2026-01-02-13:00:11-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![When europeans first saw this glacier, it covered most of the bay [2026 01 02 13:04:39 0300]](024_when_Europeans_first_saw_this_glacier,_it_covered_most_of_the_bay_[2026-01-02-13:04:39-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The ice front [2026 01 02 13:26:58 0300]](025_the_ice_front_[2026-01-02-13:26:58-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![You can see where the ice used to run hundreds of feet up the valley walls [2026 01 02 13:30:38 0300]](026_you_can_see_where_the_ice_used_to_run_hundreds_of_feet_up_the_valley_walls_[2026-01-02-13:30:38-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Everyone is getting excited as we motor gently toward the ice [2026 01 02 13:30:45 0300]](027_everyone_is_getting_excited_as_we_motor_gently_toward_the_ice_[2026-01-02-13:30:45-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Blue tiger stripes [2026 01 02 13:36:48 0300]](028_blue_tiger_stripes_[2026-01-02-13:36:48-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![It is further away than it looks [2026 01 02 13:37:11 0300]](029_it_is_further_away_than_it_looks_[2026-01-02-13:37:11-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Ice and rain forest [2026 01 02 13:37:24 0300]](030_ice_and_rain_forest_[2026-01-02-13:37:24-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The blue color almost looks artificial [2026 01 02 13:37:36 0300]](031_the_blue_color_almost_looks_artificial_[2026-01-02-13:37:36-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A blue jumble [2026 01 02 13:37:59 0300]](032_a_blue_jumble_[2026-01-02-13:37:59-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Some of the bluest ice is at the edge of the glacier [2026 01 02 13:38:10 0300]](033_some_of_the_bluest_ice_is_at_the_edge_of_the_glacier_[2026-01-02-13:38:10-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The ice spire echoes the granite crag in the valley [2026 01 02 13:38:28 0300]](034_the_ice_spire_echoes_the_granite_crag_in_the_valley_[2026-01-02-13:38:28-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Fractures [2026 01 02 13:39:05 0300]](035_fractures_[2026-01-02-13:39:05-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Chunks of ice fall off every couple of minutes [2026 01 02 13:42:04 0300]](036_chunks_of_ice_fall_off_every_couple_of_minutes_[2026-01-02-13:42:04-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Sapphire blue [2026 01 02 13:42:22 0300]](037_sapphire_blue_[2026-01-02-13:42:22-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A bishops miter [2026 01 02 13:42:40 0300]](038_a_bishops_miter_[2026-01-02-13:42:40-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Crumpled and crumbled [2026 01 02 13:42:52 0300]](039_crumpled_and_crumbled_[2026-01-02-13:42:52-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A slab getting ready to peel off [2026 01 02 13:43:02 0300]](040_a_slab_getting_ready_to_peel_off_[2026-01-02-13:43:02-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Crushed ice [2026 01 02 13:43:17 0300]](041_crushed_ice_[2026-01-02-13:43:17-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A new popsicle flavor [2026 01 02 13:43:39 0300]](042_a_new_popsicle_flavor_[2026-01-02-13:43:39-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Blue zoom [2026 01 02 13:56:50 0300]](043_blue_zoom_[2026-01-02-13:56:50-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Closing in on the blue gate [2026 01 02 14:00:39 0300]](044_closing_in_on_the_blue_gate_[2026-01-02-14:00:39-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The blue gate [2026 01 02 14:00:55 0300]](045_the_blue_gate_[2026-01-02-14:00:55-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Lobster claw [2026 01 02 14:01:26 0300]](046_lobster_claw_[2026-01-02-14:01:26-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Inside the blue gate [2026 01 02 14:02:02 0300]](047_inside_the_blue_gate_[2026-01-02-14:02:02-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Notice the blue stripes [2026 01 02 14:02:07 0300]](048_notice_the_blue_stripes_[2026-01-02-14:02:07-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Dark blue ice on the other side of the glacier too [2026 01 02 14:02:18 0300]](049_dark_blue_ice_on_the_other_side_of_the_glacier_too_[2026-01-02-14:02:18-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The gate and the tower [2026 01 02 14:05:11 0300]](050_the_gate_and_the_tower_[2026-01-02-14:05:11-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Ice is crumbling off of these faces continually [2026 01 02 14:05:13 0300]](051_ice_is_crumbling_off_of_these_faces_continually_[2026-01-02-14:05:13-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![There are horizontal stripes too [2026 01 02 14:05:14 0300]](052_there_are_horizontal_stripes_too_[2026-01-02-14:05:14-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Almost looks like stripes of blue paint [2026 01 02 14:05:28 0300]](053_almost_looks_like_stripes_of_blue_paint_[2026-01-02-14:05:28-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The cloud deck lifts a little bit [2026 01 02 14:05:47 0300]](054_the_cloud_deck_lifts_a_little_bit_[2026-01-02-14:05:47-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![It is hard to appreciate just how big this wall is [2026 01 02 14:05:57 0300]](055_it_is_hard_to_appreciate_just_how_big_this_wall_is_[2026-01-02-14:05:57-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Blue tiger strips in close up [2026 01 02 14:54:08 0300]](056_blue_tiger_strips_in_close-up_[2026-01-02-14:54:08-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A big blue stripe [2026 01 02 14:54:17 0300]](057_a_big_blue_stripe_[2026-01-02-14:54:17-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Cant get enough of the stripes [2026 01 02 14:54:33 0300]](058_cant_get_enough_of_the_stripes_[2026-01-02-14:54:33-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Leopard seal, hydrurga leptonyx [2026 01 02 15:12:36 0300]](059_leopard_seal,_Hydrurga_leptonyx_[2026-01-02-15:12:36-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Modern sculpture [2026 01 02 15:14:20 0300]](060_modern_sculpture_[2026-01-02-15:14:20-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Afternoon nap [2026 01 02 15:14:43 0300]](061_afternoon_nap_[2026-01-02-15:14:43-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A fine place to lounge [2026 01 02 15:15:19 0300]](062_a_fine_place_to_lounge_[2026-01-02-15:15:19-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Lounging leopard seal snooze [2026 01 02 15:15:26 0300]](063_lounging_leopard_seal_snooze_[2026-01-02-15:15:26-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![All he needs is a deck chair [2026 01 02 15:17:30 0300]](064_all_he_needs_is_a_deck_chair_[2026-01-02-15:17:30-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A few peaks peek out [2026 01 02 16:03:32 0300]](065_a_few_peaks_peek_out_[2026-01-02-16:03:32-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Ice, forest, sea [2026 01 02 16:08:13 0300]](066_ice,_forest,_sea_[2026-01-02-16:08:13-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The rapidly shrinking gualas glacier [2026 01 02 16:09:38 0300]](067_the_rapidly_shrinking_Gualas_Glacier_[2026-01-02-16:09:38-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The gualas glacier comes off of the northern patagonia icefield [2026 01 02 16:09:40 0300]](068_the_Gualas_Glacier_comes_off_of_the_Northern_Patagonia_Icefield_[2026-01-02-16:09:40-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![130 years ago, the glacier extended out to the sea [2026 01 02 16:09:45 0300]](069_130_years_ago,_the_glacier_extended_out_to_the_sea_[2026-01-02-16:09:45-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Appreciating the gap in the clouds [2026 01 02 16:10:03 0300]](070_appreciating_the_gap_in_the_clouds_[2026-01-02-16:10:03-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The notorious exploradores bridge [2026 01 02 17:39:59 0300]](071_the_notorious_Exploradores_bridge_[2026-01-02-17:39:59-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![We folded in our side mirrors [2026 01 02 17:42:26 0300]](072_we_folded_in_our_side_mirrors_[2026-01-02-17:42:26-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A tiny mistake can cost you some paint on your fender [2026 01 02 17:43:12 0300]](073_a_tiny_mistake_can_cost_you_some_paint_on_your_fender_[2026-01-02-17:43:12-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Looking up the río exploradores [2026 01 02 17:43:36 0300]](074_looking_up_the_R%C3%ADo_Exploradores_[2026-01-02-17:43:36-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Leslie checks out the bridge piers [2026 01 02 17:46:44 0300]](075_Leslie_checks_out_the_bridge_piers_[2026-01-02-17:46:44-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Snow capped peaks above the river [2026 01 02 17:57:57 0300]](076_snow-capped_peaks_above_the_river_[2026-01-02-17:57:57-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Drowned trees below cliffs scraped clean by ice [2026 01 02 17:59:57 0300]](077_drowned_trees_below_cliffs_scraped_clean_by_ice_[2026-01-02-17:59:57-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Our very dusty vehicle below another very fine waterfall [2026 01 02 18:13:16 0300]](078_our_very_dusty_vehicle_below_another_very_fine_waterfall_[2026-01-02-18:13:16-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Lago bayo [2026 01 02 18:33:29 0300]](079_Lago_Bayo_[2026-01-02-18:33:29-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![An elaborate cascade into lago bayo [2026 01 02 18:35:58 0300]](080_an_elaborate_cascade_into_Lago_Bayo_[2026-01-02-18:35:58-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A hanging valley [2026 01 02 18:44:55 0300]](081_a_hanging_valley_[2026-01-02-18:44:55-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Sun on the granite [2026 01 02 18:45:01 0300]](082_sun_on_the_granite_[2026-01-02-18:45:01-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A cloak of mist [2026 01 02 18:51:57 0300]](083_a_cloak_of_mist_[2026-01-02-18:51:57-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![The view got better and better as the clouds continued to lift [2026 01 02 18:54:24 0300]](084_the_view_got_better_and_better_as_the_clouds_continued_to_lift_[2026-01-02-18:54:24-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Waterfalls in an avalanche chute [2026 01 02 19:11:25 0300]](085_waterfalls_in_an_avalanche_chute_[2026-01-02-19:11:25-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![Incredible peaks [2026 01 02 19:22:27 0300]](086_incredible_peaks_[2026-01-02-19:22:27-0300].thumbnail.jpg)
![A stream coming off of the ice field [2026 01 02 19:22:47 0300]](087_a_stream_coming_off_of_the_ice_field_[2026-01-02-19:22:47-0300].thumbnail.jpg)