Osorno Volcano

Every morning when we woke up and each night before we slept we had the most amazing views from our hotel of the Osorno volcano.  Luckily for us we booked a day trip to go see it without even knowing how amazing it would be.  

Our view each day...not bad.

The day started early and we headed straight to the volcano.  The drive up was breathtaking with views of the lake and mountains.  (Mom you would have hated it with all the twists and turns). When we reached base camp we immediately got out and were in awe.  Jaime, our guide, was laughing at us and kept saying we had further up to go.  

Osorno from a distance

We took the ski lifts up to the top and walked ran around like little kids.  Literally, we were running around playing with the snow, picking up volcanic rocks, and laughing the whole time.  We climbed up to the glacier and dug our feet in. We climbed up to the a peak and sat to enjoy the view. All I kept saying was, "This is so cool. I can't believe we are on a volcano." I'm sure it got pretty annoying, but wowzers!  

Standing on a glacier

Taking it all in

We had the option to zip-line down and of course Jess picked that.  Little did I know we were both signed up.  I'm not a huge fan of heights, especially not when you combined them with trusting cables and speed, but Jess insisted I do it.  I'm so glad I did, it was freeing to feel the wind in my face and have a 360 degree view of beauty.  Once again a reason why I am glad I married this man.  He pushes me to my limits. 

The crater is where an eruption was. Interesting fact...Osorno erupts from the sides, not the top.  

We decided to take the zip-line down 

After we conquered Osorno we went to Emerald Lake to have an amazing lunch at a cute little hotel with a view.  We wandered around and took in the views (again...are you noticing a theme).  The water in the lake was incredible.  It was so clear and such a beautiful color.  The water however, was FREEZING.  There were little kids playing in it that didn't seem to mind the frigid temps.  I guess we were the same when we were little--mouths purple, shivering, and goosebumps. 

Emerald Lake has access into Argentina.

Brrrrr.... 

The highest point is a volcano that is shared by Chile and Argentina.  

After the lake we headed to a forrest and waterfall.  Everything in the area had life, and being a nature novice I couldn't tell the different species or types of trees, birds, and such, but I could appreciate how it all flourished together.  One of my favorite things about our day was how diverse each part of it was, yet how close everyone was together.  We visited mountains, a volcano, lake, waterfall, forrest, farm all in the same area.

These trees inspired Walt Disney to make Bambi.   

On the way home we stopped at a little German farm.  It had emus, cows, dogs, cats, deer, llamas, chicken, and other animals I'm sure I'm forgetting.  We walked around and got super close to the animals.  However, we didn't stay long because Sneezy Jess was allergic and could not stop sneezing.

The national tree of Chile.

An emu

A baby deer was born a couple of hours before we stopped at this little farm.

Petting a llama, little did we know this was the cause of Jess' allergic reaction.

Grazing...

When we returned we enjoyed some Chardonnay sours while watching the sunset (slowly).  Then we headed to dinner  at a local restaurant Jaime recommended and stuffed our faces with king crabs.  All in all a great day.

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