Patagone with the wind

In 2016 I spent nine of the last days of December traveling in Patagonia, both in Chile and Argentina. Even at the height of summer it's a fairly chilly place, but most of all it's just stunning scenery. It's much like my own country, Norway, only with vastly funnier animals, and pure wilderness seems easier to find here. You're welcome to join in on this photo road trip to the southern end of continental America; Punta Arenas, Torres del Paine and Perito Moreno.

 

En rundtur i Anti-Norge

Omtrent akkurat på den andre siden av planeten ligger Patagonia, og fordi det ligger der det ligger, så kan det på en god sommerdag minne om en god vårdag et sted i Norge. Her er det isbreer, kald vind og steile fjellvegger, akkurat som hjemme, men dyrene er mye morsommere, og det bor så få mennesker her at villmarka lurer omtrent overalt. Bli gjerne med på denne bilde-bilferien til sørenden av det kontinentale Amerika!

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About the photos:
* Taken with a Sony Cyber-Shot DSC-HX400 (fixed lens, not an SLR)
* These 84 photos were selected from about 2,200 photos I took during this trip 
* Some photos were processed using PaintShop Photo Pro X5 and Nik Color Efex Pro 3

If you enjoy these photos, your experience may continue at http://bjornfree.com/galleries.html
(Where you can also download my travel book, One for the Road, for free!)