today i went to the Perito Moreno Glacier in Los Glaciares National Park and did the coolest thing in my life, i walked on a glacier!

Perito Moreno is named after the explorer Francisco Moreno, a pioneer who studied the area and played a big part in defending the Argentinian territory in the international border dispute with Chile. oddly enough, Moreno never actually saw the glacier. he was traveling on Lake Argentina via whaling boat in the summer and the winds were so strong he had to stop exploration of the area before he reached the glacier.

i can’t tell you how breathtaking it was to stand on top of a glacier. my pictures can’t do it justice, but hopefully you can get an idea.