Some views from our flight over Patagonia, 2/8

I absolutely adored the great meandering rivers—including this one,
with its marvelous glacial silt dump into the big blue lake.

SO many colors of blue!

Another meandering river

The big picture

Monte Fitz Roy. I love thinking about all the first climbing ascents
on this mountain, and just all the climbing history. When we lived in Berkeley,
and photographer/climber Galen Rowell still had his little
gallery/studio in Berkeley, we went to hear him speak about his own "epic"
(it ended up being remarkably straightforward, with a few mundane glitches) climb
of Fitz Roy in 1985. It's had a magic spot in my heart ever since.
I may not get closer than I did today, but I was *thrilled* to see it so clearly
from the air.

River of ice near Fitz Roy.