Tierra del Fuego National Park, Ushuaia
Jan 12th, 2007 | By admin | Category: Travel Journal
A few days ago I went on an excursion to the Tierra del Fuego National Park. It’s just 12km from Ushuaia, a short trip by bus. Along the way we passed by the world’s most southerly golf course, which our guide said lies under a metre of snow in the winter. Even in the middle of summer the weather was cold and cloudy, but our guide described it as a ‘beautiful day’ in Ushuaia. At only 1000km from Antarctica, I suppose this is as good as it gets.The national park, of which we only saw a small corner, was stunningly beautiful. Our first stop was the Bahia Ensenada, and we had time to walk along by the water. The path twisted up and down between gnarled moss covered trees and large grey rocks. Across the water were snow covered mountains.
Then we went to Lago Roca. There was a large campsite by the lake with lots of tents and families having barbecues. It was Sunday and a lot of local people were enjoying the park.
To finish we had a short stop at Bahia Lapataia. There’s a wooden boardwalk over waterlands with a spectacular view at the end of islands in the sea and distant mountains. The light was dark and gloomy even in the middle of the day.
Bahia Ensenada
Bahia Lapataia
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