April 6 - 8: Parque Aconcagua

Happy birthday to me! Thirty-two! I´m convinced its going to be one of the best years ever. As a kid, I loved going with my dad when he went to play softball, and he was always lucky # 32.

I may be a little old though, I passed up fried chicken, cake, wine and the clubs, to go hiking and camping at Parque Aconcagua for my bday. Well, I guess ´just dinner´ on Thursday (April 5) lasted until 3am so I did get my bday drink and sang to.

Parque Aconcagua is home to the highest peak in the Americas - 6,962 meters (I´ve given up converting to feet). Did the 3-day trek to the base camp to enjoy the views. The area is much different from Patagonia - its desert here with little vegetation and the peaks are much higher.