An even higher pass to Aqua Termales de Polques
A great day. 50km over 5.5hrs, a maximum of 50.5kmph, and an average of 8.8kmph. We climbed 1375m and descended 900m reaching a new trip high of 4905m.....almost 100m higher than Mont Blanc. (Chris if you want to go higher -Aconcagua awaits)
This fork in the road offered us a tempting escape route to Chile (5km), a beach and cold beer. We resisted.
The Sol de Mañana geyser field (campo de fumeroles) and the location for an international geothermal research project.
The fumeroles behind us can spout steam upto 200m into the freezing air (usually at dawn), surprisingly, the most striking thing was the deafening noise they make.
The long descent to Laguna Salada and the hot springs.
A martian landscape.
Finally relaxing (our first wash for too long to mention) under the stars at Aqua Termales de Polques 38C... unfortunately the pleasure was short lived as we camped close by, the temperature hit a new low of -30C!
