Lake Yelcho, Patagonia, Chile; bow of boat on lake

Lake Yelcho, Patagonia, Chile; bow of boat on lake near wooden cross

Rio Futaleufu and Lake Yelcho, Patagonia, Chile; bow of boat on Rio Futaleufu where it connects with Lake Yelcho

Rio Maulin, Llanquihue, Chilean Lake District, Chile

Punta Arenas, Patagonia, Chile; Dire Straits (Straits of Magellan)

Wise Point, Virginia; salt water marsh, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge

Grey Lake, Patagonia, Chile; Grey Glacier on Grey Lake, Torres del Paine National Park

Grey Glacier, Patagonia, Chile; Grey Glacier near Grey Lake, Torres del Paine National Park

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; walkway at explora hotel, Lago Pehoe, 11 p.m. on January summer night

Grey Glacier, Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; Grey Glacier advancing on Grey Lake, 11:30 p.m. on summer night

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; Grey Glacier on Grey Lake

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; Cuernos del Paine

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; small iceberg floating on Grey Lake

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; explora Hotel Salto Chico above Salto Chico (Little Falls) on Rio Paine with Cuernos del Paine across Lago Pehoe

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; guanacos (Lama guanicoe) on hillside

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; explora Hotel Salto Chico above Salto Chico (Little Falls) on Rio Paine with Cuernos del Paine across Lago Pehoe

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Milodon Cave, site of Captain Eberhard''s discovery in 1890 of remains of enormous ground sloth from Pleistocene era

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Dorotea Mountains and summer flowers near Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; near Puerto Prat on Last Hope Sound

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; near Puerto Prat on Last Hope Sound

Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile; looking towards Torres del Paine and Lago Sarmiento

Cerro Benitez, Patagonia, Chile; view of valley from Cerro Benitez

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Last Hope Sound

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile; rider exploring Patagonia

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile; riders exploring Patagonia

Cerro Benitez, Patagonia, Chile; overlooking Laguna Sofia from Cerro Benitez

Cerro Benitez, Patagonia, Chile; view with condor overlooking Laguna Sofia, near Puerto Natales

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile; horses in corral, sunrise

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile; sunrise

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile; Rio Bandurria and rock

Torres del Paine, Patagonia, Chile; landscape near Torres del Paine National Park

Patagonia, Chile; road to Torres del Paine National Park crossing Rio de Las Chinas on wooden bridge

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile

Sierra Baguales, Patagonia, Chile

Tierra del Fuego, Chile

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; beaver damaged southern beech trees in area recently flooded by beaver dam

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; grasslands in valley east of the Andes

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; grassland and forested hillsides east of the Andes

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; mosses & lichens cover fallen trees in forest

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; Straits of Magellan

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Remota Hotel, designed by German del Sol

Lago Balmaceda, Patagonia, Chile; overlooking lake south of Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Remota Hotel, designed by German del Sol

Patagonia, Chile; Bernal Glacier in fjord Estero Las Montanas

Sierra Doretea, Patagonia, Chile; creek in box canyon, autumn snowfall

Sierra Doratea, Patagonia, Chile; lenga (southern beech) forest in autumn

Patagonia, Chile; fall colors, above Laguna Verde, Torres del Paine National Park

Patagonia, Chile; fall colors, above Laguna Verde, Torres del Paine National Park

Patagonia, Chile; fall colors, near Lago Pinto

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; fishing boats in harbor

Patagonia, Chile; autumn colors, sunrise, Antonio Varas Peninsula

Patagonia, Chile; icebergs in glacial lake in front of Serrano Glacier, Bernardo O''Higgins National Park

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; channel

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Remota, hotel designed by German del Sol

Patagonia, Chile; Torres del Paine National Park

Patagonia, Chile; Serrano Glacier, Bernardo O''Higgins National Park

Patagonia, Chile; Last Hope Channel, looking towards Torres del Paine and the Serrano and Balmaceda glaciers

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Remota, hotel designed by German del Sol

Patagonia, Chile; autumn, Lago Porteno

Puerto Natales, Patagonia, Chile; Last Hope Sound

Patagonia, Chile; Zamudo Glacier, fjord, Estero Las Montanas

Patagonia, Chile; Worsley Sound

Patagonia, Chile; Serrano Glacier, and icebergs on Lago Serrano, Bernardo O''Higgins National Park

Patagonia, Chile; barn and pier, Peninsula Antonio Varas

Patagonia, Chile; dock, Antonio Varas Peninsula

Lago Balmaceda, Patagonia, Chile; lenga (southern beech) forest above Lake Balmaceda, autumn

Patagonia, Chile; Sierra Dorotea

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; creek and grasslands on valley floor and forested hillsides

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; southern beech at edge of grassy valley floor

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; Almirantazgo Sound

Tierra del Fuego, Chile; view of meadow from screen of southern beech trees

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; Grey Glacier on Grey Lake

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; Grey Glacier on Grey Lake

Punta Areanas, Chile; topiary pathway in municipal cemetary

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; pampa with many patches of black bush (Chilliotrichum diffusum), view towards Torres del Paine

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; estancia headquarters at sunrise

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; reflection of clouds in pond, late afternoon

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; stream running into lake

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; stream running into lake

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; cowboys leading their horses to the tack shed at sunrise, with Sierra del Cazador, Sierra del Torro, and Torres del Paine in the background

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; cowboy riding across wet meadow with Sierra del Cazador in background, late afternoon

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile;

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; nest among black bush (Verbena tridens) with 15 eggs of Darwin''s Rhea (Rhea pennata) also known as the Lesser Rhea, a flightless bird, with Rio Vizcacha, Sierra del Cazador and Sierra del Toro in background

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; cowboy riding across the pampas

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; cowboy riding across wet meadow, with Sierra del Cazador and Sierra del Toro in background, late afternoon

Rio Vizcacha Basin, Patagonia, Chile; horse next to seasonal lake beneath Sierra del Cazador

Cerro Toro, Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; view from CerroToro towards Laguna Los Ciervos, Paine Massif and Cuernos del Paine

Golfo Almirante Montt, Ultima Esperanza, Patagonia, Chile; view towards Puerto Natales and Sierra Dorotea on a wintry day

Isla Daroch, Patagonia, Chile; view towards Isla Neff, uninhabited islands

Golfo Almirante Montt, Ultima Esperanza, Patagonia, Chile; fishing boat heading from Puerto Natales towards fishing grounds

Isla Virtudes, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; view towards Straits of Admiral Nelson and open Pacific Ocean

Laguna Figueroa, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; view towards Laguna Figueroa

Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; Cuernos de Paine and Paine Massif and Lago Nordenskjold, sunrise

Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; Rio Paine below Torres del Paine and Paine Massif

Lago Balmaceda, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; trees along the shore, Lago Balmaceda, autumn

Isla Virtudes, Ultima Esperanza, Chile: sea urchin divers

Lago Sarmiento, Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; thrombolites (or stomatolites) along the shore of Lago Sarmiento with Paine Massif on left

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Lago Balmaceda, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; lenga (southern beech) forest above Lago Balmaceda, autumn

Lago Balmaceda, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; lenga (southern beech) forest above Lago Balmaceda, autumn

Laguna Figueroa, Ultima Esperanza, Chile;

Torres del Paine National Park, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; view towards Paine Massif

Isla Daroch, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; Black-browed albatross

Laguna Sofia, Chile; view from overhang with Prehispanic paintings, near Milodon Cave

Laguna Figueroa, Ultima Esperanza, Chile: condors circling off of cliff face above Laguna Figueroa

Golfo Almirante Montt, Chile; area near Los Rebanos

Puerto Natales, Chile; fishing boats on shore

Puerto Natales, Chile; fishing boats on shore

Puerto Natales, Chile; fishing boats on shore

Sierra Baguales, Chile; sunrise

Estancia Cerro Guido, Chile; working sheep in pen

Puerto Consuelo, Chile; Estancia Eberhard, started by Captain Hermann Eberhard, on fjord Eberhard

Lago Pinto, Chile; lenga tree above Lago Pinto

Rio de Las Chinas, Chile; just south of Torres del Paine National Park

Sierra Baguales, Chile; sunrise

Estancia Tercero Barranca, Chile; sun setting over Torres del Paine and Paine Massif

Puerto Natales, Chile; horses grazing along among fishing boats along the coast

Estancia Cerro Guido, Chile; baqueanos working sheep in pens with Paine Massif in background

Estancia Cerro Guido, Chile; baqueanos working sheep in pens

Estancia San Luis, Chile; riding across pampas

Estancia Dos de Enero, Chile; branding

Estancia Dos de Enero, Chile; branding

Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile; Cascada del Rio Paine with Torres del Paine and Paine Massif rising behind

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; low rainbow near Lago Nordenskjold and Paine Massif

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; Lago Sarmiento

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; Rio Paine below Torres del Paine and Paine Massif

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; boardwalk leading to Explora Hotel, overlooking Lago Pehoe, Cuernos del Paine and the Paine Massif

Torres del Paine National Park, Chile; autumn colors, Laguna Verde trail

Sierra Dorothea, Chile; horse riders overlook Puerto Natales

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Cerro Benitez, Chile; overlooking Lago Sofia from Cerro Benitez

Sierra de los Baguales, Chile; valley with stream feeding Rio Baguales

Puerto Natales, Chile; remains of Bories Cold Storage Plant at Puerto Bories where millions of sheep were processed, frozen, and exported as meat and wool to Europe, operated by Sociedad Explotadora de Tierra del Fuego for 7 decades, a National Historic Monument, and in 2011 became a boutique hotel built within the monument

Paso Maule, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; view towards Sarmiento Channel, late sunrise on rainy morning

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Puerto Natales, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; Remota Hotel

Cerro Benitez, Ultima Esperanza, Chile; lenga forest, snowfall