Patagonia: January 18 – February 4, 2009
How this trip happened: Colleen is my old roommate. Carolyn is her cousin who writes for the Lonely Planet and she was heading out on assignment for the Trekking in the Patagonian Andes guide. I hadn’t talked to her in 2 years but thanks to FaceBook and Colleen we reconnected, November 12, 2008. Within 3 weeks we had our plane tickets.
Why have I spent so much time making this “just for fun” video? Before the trip when I looked online for quality home videos of peoples experiences in the park, I didn’t find anything of substance. I just wanted to tell people a bit more than what’s already out there and inspire others to explore that part of the world. My main reason – to have a keepsake from our adventure, and to show my family what my trip was all about in a fun and entertaining way.
Read all of Carolyn’s South American Adventures, including posts on our trip here: http://carolynswildblueyonder.blogspot.com/
Characters:
Carolyn – Lonely Planet
Meg & Dave – Carolyn’s friends Traveling from New Hampshire
Additional friends will be introduced along the trail.
Video and Editing – Meg
Photos – Carolyn and Meg
First Trek: 8 Days 7 Nights – The Full Circuit in Torres del Paine National Park
Part I: Hosteria Las Torres to Seron -> Dickson
Trekking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine from meg simone on Vimeo.
Part II: Dickson to Perros -> John Gardner Pass -> Glacier Grey -> Paine Grande
Trekking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine Part 2 from meg simone on Vimeo.
Part III: Pine Grande -> Cuernos -> Chileno -> Torres -> Natales
Trekking in Patagonia – Torres del Paine Part 3 from meg simone on Vimeo.
Quick Recap of the Argentina part of this adventure: El Chalten, El Calafate, The Fitz Roy and Cerro Torre
Trekking in Argentina: The Fitz Roy + Cerro Torre, Feb09 from meg simone on Vimeo.
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So proud of you for getting this complete! I am speechless and can’t wait for adventures with you two! What an experience!
Meg, thank you for sharing this fabulous trip with us. We felt like we were along with you, minus the wind and mosquitoes! The views are spectacular.
Marianne
Meg, HOLY COW! What an incredible journey of your trip. We loved every minute, and are so impressed with your skills. Bravo!
Meghan!! Thank you so much for sharing this with me. I am speachless. What a beautiful video. You are amazing……and to think we have met over the internet. Thank you sooo much for sharing!!!
Meg, those films are awesome and super helpful and inspiring. The hiking, the trekking, the mountains, it all made me very jealous. Nice Work!!
Good friends of mine just got back from their honeymoon to the same area, I will forward this link onto them.
Great trip! Congratulations for this incredible video! I lived and worked in Torres del Paine National Park for a couple of seasons! Watching your videos I got this incredible desire of going back to Patagonia. Thanks for sharing this with the rest of the world.
Sincerely
Angelo Angel
Arlington VA
Meg, I’m inspired to visit Patagonia now. So beautiful. I’m also inspired by the work you put into your home movie. You captured some stunning footage and I loved the voice-over. Thanks for sharing!