We stayed for three days in a cabin in the Villa Rio Serrano, a tourist base just outside Torres del Paine with the horns within view of our front porch. For those days, we were able to do sunrise and sunsets either from our accommodations or from vista points nearby. It was really handy not to have to hike in the dark for sunset.
We did an afternoon hike along the river and also did an after dinner hike behind the Rio Serrano hotel. The long summer days meant there were lots of time between dinner and sunset although the horns are not at their best at sunset. It's sunrise that brought out the colours. We made one trip to Grey Lake but it was too windy to walk around. Nevertheless I got my favourite shot that evening of the moonrise over the backside of the horns, a perspective not often seen.
I tried not to be repetitive with my photos but the reality is the towers are the most photogenic mountains I've ever seen. I have shot them many times on my first visit but it didn't stop me from photographing them again and again. No matter where we went, we came back to vistas of the towers in its different incarnations depending on the light and the clouds. So please bear with me. 😅
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The view of the Paine Massif with the Rio Serrano in the foreground
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| Sign marking the Villa Rio Serrano area |
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| View from Vista Paine where we stayed |
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| Black-faced ibis in the field |
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| Merlin |
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| Chimanga Caracara a regular visitor |
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| The first sunset |
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| Grey Glacier at Grey Lake |
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Sunset from the other side |
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| Moonrise on the not often seen side of the Paine Massif |
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Golden hour hit
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Second sunset - it didn't hit the mountains |
