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A Memorable Morning
This photo was taken on Thurs, March 31st. During our trip to Patagonia, this was supposed to be the clearest day of the week, according pretty much every weather forecast I could find. Consequently, the group decided that this was going to be the day that we do the longest hike on the trip – a hike up to Lago De Los Tres, at the foot of Mt. Fitzroy. I wanted this waterfall to be one of my key shots during sunrise, so we woke up at 5:00 AM and headed out by 5:15 AM to try and get it. We found this very nice Korean lady who decided to hike with us since she did not know the way to Fitzroy. Also, she was scared of the dark and appreciated the company, so we made sure to keep her with our group. After 2 hours of hiking, we got to the waterfall. It was still dark, so we waited. In typical Patagonia fashion, the wind picked up and it started to snow on us. It was cold… extremely cold. The Korean lady stayed back at Lago Capri, so the three of us were huddled together behind a large rock, to shield the wind, trying to stay unfrozen. Pretty soon, it became clear that we were not going to get the shot I wanted. The two other group members decided to head back up to the trail in order to get out of the wind and to try and warm up. I took my last few shots (this is one of them) and headed back up to the trail to meet up with my friends. This is where it got interesting.
I headed back up and didn’t see them. I called out for a bit with no answer (not expecting much either since it was windy). I decided to hike around to try and find them – down the trail, up the trail, around the area we were at, over the cliffs to see if they fell – everywhere! I was pretty damn concerned by this point and started asking passing hikers by keep an eye out for them. Over an hour later, I saw one of my friends coming back up the trail to where we were originally, and yelled out “where the f**k have you been?! And where the f**k is the other group member?!” Turns out, she was so cold, that she could not bear it anymore and had to turn back and go back to town. Additionally, they hiked a full kilometer back down the trail! Eventually we figured out why they did, and it was due to a communication error. We chalked it up to the wind since it made communicating with the other group members difficult at times - we had a hard time hearing each other haha. We quickly established a new set up operating rules among the group to prevent another miscommunication. I did not want to fear for them like that again haha.
As a side note, the rest of the day was cold and snowy. And tomorrow was supposed to be worse. Damn.
Anyway, this is the only shot I got from that day, and I still enjoy it. The sunrise did light up the clouds, which created an interesting scene with the waterfall. I hope you enjoy it! :)
A Memorable Morning
This photo was taken on Thurs, March 31st. During our trip to Patagonia, this was supposed to be the clearest day of the week, according pretty much every weather forecast I could find. Consequently, the group decided that this was going to be the day that we do the longest hike on the trip – a hike up to Lago De Los Tres, at the foot of Mt. Fitzroy. I wanted this waterfall to be one of my key shots during sunrise, so we woke up at 5:00 AM and headed out by 5:15 AM to try and get it. We found this very nice Korean lady who decided to hike with us since she did not know the way to Fitzroy. Also, she was scared of the dark and appreciated the company, so we made sure to keep her with our group. After 2 hours of hiking, we got to the waterfall. It was still dark, so we waited. In typical Patagonia fashion, the wind picked up and it started to snow on us. It was cold… extremely cold. The Korean lady stayed back at Lago Capri, so the three of us were huddled together behind a large rock, to shield the wind, trying to stay unfrozen. Pretty soon, it became clear that we were not going to get the shot I wanted. The two other group members decided to head back up to the trail in order to get out of the wind and to try and warm up. I took my last few shots (this is one of them) and headed back up to the trail to meet up with my friends. This is where it got interesting.
I headed back up and didn’t see them. I called out for a bit with no answer (not expecting much either since it was windy). I decided to hike around to try and find them – down the trail, up the trail, around the area we were at, over the cliffs to see if they fell – everywhere! I was pretty damn concerned by this point and started asking passing hikers by keep an eye out for them. Over an hour later, I saw one of my friends coming back up the trail to where we were originally, and yelled out “where the f**k have you been?! And where the f**k is the other group member?!” Turns out, she was so cold, that she could not bear it anymore and had to turn back and go back to town. Additionally, they hiked a full kilometer back down the trail! Eventually we figured out why they did, and it was due to a communication error. We chalked it up to the wind since it made communicating with the other group members difficult at times - we had a hard time hearing each other haha. We quickly established a new set up operating rules among the group to prevent another miscommunication. I did not want to fear for them like that again haha.
As a side note, the rest of the day was cold and snowy. And tomorrow was supposed to be worse. Damn.
Anyway, this is the only shot I got from that day, and I still enjoy it. The sunrise did light up the clouds, which created an interesting scene with the waterfall. I hope you enjoy it! :)