Chile '25 • Day 12: Torres del Paine, Chile

90 MINUTES TO GAS

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The Miradon

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GAS STOP

Turns out that gas station on the map where we could fill up near the end of our drive from Argentina to Chile wasn’t actually there. So, we didn’t really have enough gas to drive all around the park for the next couple days and still get back to town for our flight. With some iffy weather in the forecast, we decided to just drive the 90 minutes to Puerto Natales, get gas and visit the caves of the giant sloth on our way back. Yvette really wanted to visit the Cueva de Miradon anyway, so it all worked out.

Puerto Natales, Chile

CUEVA DE MIRADON

I’m glad we didn’t make a special trip to the sloth caves though. In reality, it was more about the caves, how they developed, and what creatures lived there so long ago. Interesting, but not worth a special stop in my opinion.

MOO

On our way back, we found ourselves in the middle of a herd of cattle! They were being herded somewhere, and needed the road for at a part of their journey. Most of my good shot of this are on the Canon, so there should be an update to this post in the future. The dogs were amazing, but had to keep their distance as the cattle didn’t always take kindly to their yappin’

Moo

MORE VIEWS

Lots of good food and drink at the hotel and a lobby designed to enjoy the ever changing view of the massif. It simply changes by the minute. Perfect for an Old Fashion! The views are not unlike the Grand Canyon, which continually changes as the sun and clouds move about.