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Volcan Osorno

There are 2000 volcanos in Chile, 1300 in the Pacific Ocean, and many are live. The near perfect cone of Volcan Osorno (2662m) and the shattered cone of Calbuco (2015m) are two of the lasting images of Lago Llanquihue, the 2nd largest lake in Chile and the third largest natural lake in South America. Our hotel room at Hotel Bellavista provided the perfect view of the lake and the volcanos.

On our last full day in Chile, I decided to get a closer look of Osorno while Alan did more white water rafting on Rio Petrohue. I overlooked the much colder and windy condition near the top of Osorno by wearing only a shirt, I developed a fever that night.
Map of the lake region carved on wood: Puerto Varas is on the bottom left.
Map of the lake region carved on wood: Puerto Varas is on the bottom left.		 A hazy view of the volcano on a clear sunny day.
A hazy view of the volcano on a clear sunny day.		 The sunset warms up the sky
The sunset warms up the sky		 Full moon at sunset
Full moon at sunset
The sky finally clears in the morning after a day of rain
The sky finally clears in the morning after a day of rain		 Clouds move in a hurry
Clouds move in a hurry		 The clouds create the illusion of an eruption at sunset.
The clouds create the illusion of an eruption at sunset.		 Can't decide if I am shooting for the clouds or the volcano.
Can't decide if I am shooting for the clouds or the volcano.
Only nature can paint such a pretty picture.
Only nature can paint such a pretty picture.		 On my way to see the volcano up close
On my way to see the volcano up close		 Pictorial menu hangs on the tree.
Pictorial menu hangs on the tree.		 Where would you like to be seated?
Where would you like to be seated?
Plenty of trees growing on the foothills of the mountain
Plenty of trees growing on the foothills of the mountain		 Is that considered snow or glacier?
Is that considered snow or glacier?		 Sibling rivalry: Mt. Calbuco is much less visited and photographed.
Sibling rivalry: Mt. Calbuco is much less visited and photographed.		 An eye of a volcano.
An eye of a volcano.
Still some road to travel and mountain to climb.
Still some road to travel and mountain to climb.		 A ski resort: the long and winding chairlift starts here.
A ski resort: the long and winding chairlift starts here.		 The chairlift breaks up in two segments, and takes about 25 minutes to go up.
The chairlift breaks up in two segments, and takes about 25 minutes to go up.		 It is windy and very cold
It is windy and very cold
Calbuco looks stunning by Lago Llanquihue
Calbuco looks stunning by Lago Llanquihue		 The blue chairs look as if they were floating in the sky.
The blue chairs look as if they were floating in the sky.		 Getting closer to the snow cap area.
Getting closer to the snow cap area.		 The snow patch is much bigger than it appears initially.
The snow patch is much bigger than it appears initially.
A panoramic view from the top (scroll to right)
A panoramic view from the top (scroll to right)		 The lake looks like a giant sheet of metal under the blazing sun
The lake looks like a giant sheet of metal under the blazing sun		 It is very hard to hike up on the loose, coarse, sharp, and gravel-like dirt.
It is very hard to hike up on the loose, coarse, sharp, and gravel-like dirt.		 The colors change in every direction
The colors change in every direction
And a final look at Volcan Calbuco
And a final look at Volcan Calbuco		 Coming down takes almost as long...
Coming down takes almost as long...		 as I am slowly warming up
as I am slowly warming up

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Guest 14-Aug-2006 19:20
This such a lovely place... i miss it so much *homesick*

By the way, osorno volcano is a bit higher, its 2662 meters.

Thank you for sharing a "different view" from the top. Nothing against watching it from the valley (could glance at it for hours) but there are so many of these fotos already...
I liked the reddish / cloudy ones you made of it, very melancolic
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