On Monday we made the almost 4 hour drive to our next adventure, Puyehue National Park, one of Chile’s busiest parks in the Lakes Region.   The area is also home to 4 significant volcanoes although none have erupted recently (Volcano Puyehue did erupt in 2011).  Unfortunately, the weather was stormy and the volcanoes were hidden by heavy clouds.  The evening brought an incredible swirling cloud above one of the volcanoes and a gorgeous sunset.

The next day we visited the park and hiked several trails, giving up on one long one because of significant mud – we needed our galoshes!  We drove towards the ski area on a long gravel road.  After the heavy rain continued, we turned around.  Not a great day for hiking but the area is quite beautiful with massive lakes, extraordinary glacier-topped volcanoes and beautiful farmland.

Tomorrow we head to Puerto Vargas, about 2 hours away.  After this final visit in the Lakes Region we will fly south to Torre del Pines.