Though it is really the only thing to see in the town, a trip to Parque Nacional Los Glaciares was well worth it. We walked the boardwalk all day, admiring the different views of the unfathomable gigantic ice mass. 180 feet of vertical faces out of the bright blue lake, 14 km long and up to 500 feet of ice below the surface of the water- it was one BIG chunk of ice.
As we walked, we listened to the constant cracking and moaning. The noises were loud and abrupt and somewhat resembled the sound of gunshots. Immediately our eyes would dart to the glacier, scouting the edge for a piece that was falling into the water. We watched a few huge chunks calve and were frozen by the sight of it. The waves rippled and crashed as the water enveloped the new piece of ice.
Visiting the glacier was a great reminder how how powerful nature is. Though often glorified, Mother Nature can be harsh, destructive- unstoppable. The power and force from the glowing blue mass is almost too much to wrap my brain around.
Sheer, absolute beauty.
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