Circuit- Day 3 Dickson to Los Perros

        This 4.5 hour trek begins leading out from Dickson and quickly climbs a rock strewn path through forest.  The trail then levels out and very gradually climbs, dips, and winds on the mountainside through a cathedral of green silence. The majority of the trail never strays too far from distant roaring of the river beneath you, and almost the entirety of the trek is shrouded within depths of forest. This is the epitome of a pristine environment frozen in time, and you can sense it in the purity of the air you breathe.

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         Keep wandering through the woodland and you’ll eventually come across a large bridge composed of tree trunks stretching across the narrow canyon with boiling river below. From this point you’re about an hour from Los Perros campground. You climb a little bit more up and out of the forest to find a landscape of rocks with Perros Glacier hanging before your visage, forming a lake at its foot. This is a fantastic place to snap some photos and turn around 360 degrees to find yourself surrounded by a rich and dramatic landscape at all angles.

           Perros campground is located in a riverside forest with level campsites and has water, showers, and restrooms available. If you get here early a must is making your way to Puma glacier for a day hike. The trail leads from Perros and starts right beside the river, from there you hike up about an hour and twenty minutes to the glacier. This is a highlight of the back side of the park as you can actually get within striking distance of the glacier. Peering inside its depths and witnessing the power and enormity first hand is an experience unlike any other. The cherry on top is being able to drink some of the purest water on the planet straight from the heart of the glacier, this is something you shouldn't pass up.