One thing I really liked about the city of Esquel in Chubut was that, despite being relatively small, there was always something to do in the mountains. During my stay here, almost every day I had a plan to go for a walk and explore the surrounding area, which kept me busy and entertained. If I had to pick a favourite place, I would probably say that La Zeta Lagoon fills that spot well. This space was nice not only because of the lagoon itself, but because, besides offering services for visitors, such as a picnic area and bike rentals, it also had several walking trails nearby. All this made it a good plan for any time, and so my co-worker and I often walked there at the end of our shifts 😃.
Algo que me gustaba mucho de la ciudad de Esquel en Chubut era que, a pesar de ser relativamente pequeña, siempre había algo para hacer entre sus montañas. Durante mi estadía en este lugar, casi todos los días tuve un plan para ir a pasear y recorrer los alrededores, lo que me mantenía ocupada y entretenida. Si tuviera que elegir un lugar favorito, probablemente diría que la Laguna La Zeta llena bien ese lugar. Este espacio era lindo no solo por la laguna en sí, sino porque, además de ofrecer servicios para los visitantes, como un parador para merendar y alquiler de bicicletas, también tenía varios senderos para caminar en sus inmediaciones. Todo esto la volvía un buen plan para cualquier momento, y por eso mi compañera de trabajo y yo caminábamos con frecuencia por ahí al finalizar nuestros turnos de trabajo 😃.
Autumn had arrived in the city of Esquel and everything looked much more beautiful than usual. Although the nights were quite cold, the afternoons were always sunny enough to go for a walk. On one of the first times I had been to La Zeta Lagoon, I saw that there were several trails to do in the surrounding area. Most of these trails were of low difficulty, but walking from our flat we had an extra 4 km and a climb up the mountain that made the hike a bit more interesting 😅.
El otoño había llegado a la ciudad de Esquel y todo se veía mucho más hermoso que de costumbre. A pesar de que las noches eran bastante frías, las tardes siempre tenían algo de sol como para salir a dar una vuelta. En una de las primeras veces que había ido a la Laguna La Zeta, ví que existían varios senderos para hacer en sus alrededores. Casi todos estos senderos eran de dificultad baja, pero caminando desde nuestro departamento teníamos unos 4 km extras y una subida a la montaña que volvían la caminata un poco más interesante 😅.
The first time we went to the lagoon we had listened to Google Maps and followed the vehicular route which of course was much longer. Days later, talking to local people we found out that there was a much shorter way to access the lagoon. You just had to go through the forest and climb a bit steeply, but that saved you about an hour's walk. Since we discovered that, the other times we visited the lagoon we always took that path, which by the way had beautiful views ❤️.
La primera vez que fuimos a la laguna habíamos hecho caso a Google Maps y seguimos el camino vehicular que por supuesto fue mucho más largo. Días más tarde, hablando con gente local nos enteramos de que había un camino mucho más corto para acceder a la laguna. Solo que había que ir por el bosque y subir con un poco de desnivel, pero eso te ahorraba como una hora de caminata. Desde que descubrimos eso, las demás veces que visitamos la laguna siempre tomamos ese camino, que de paso tenía unas vistas hermosas ❤️.
That day, my work colleague and I had decided to hike the trail called Del Cipresal. A week earlier we had completed a 15 km trail that had taken us to the lagoon from the other side of town, but this time we were up for something a little quieter. According to the signs, this trail was only 4 km long, so it would take us an hour or less to finish it. After staying at the lagoon for a while, we continued with our idea of a hike 😃.
Ese día, mi compañera de trabajo y yo habíamos decidido ir a recorrer el sendero llamado Del Cipresal. Una semana atrás habíamos completado un sendero de 15 km que nos había llevado a la laguna partiendo desde el otro lado de la ciudad, pero esta vez estábamos para algo un poco más tranquilo. Según los carteles, ese sendero solo tenía 4 km de distancia, por lo que en una hora o menos lo terminaríamos. Después de quedarnos un rato en la laguna, continuamos con nuestra idea de caminata 😃.
The Cipresal trail shared its start with all the other trails in this area of the lagoon, but we assumed that at some point we would pass through a cypress forest, as its name indicated. One thing I probably didn't like so much about Esquel was that these trails were not as well signposted as those in other parts of southern Argentina, and most of the time you had to be guided by the tread of the road. Sometimes it worked, but sometimes it didn't 😅.
El sendero del Cipresal compartía su inicio con todos los demás senderos en esta zona de la laguna, pero suponíamos que en algún momento pasaríamos por un bosque de cipreses, como su nombre lo indicaba. Algo que probablemente no me gustó tanto de Esquel es que estos senderos no estaban tan bien señalizados como aquellos en otras partes del sur de Argentina, y la mayoría de las veces tenías que guiarte por lo pisado del camino. A veces funcionaba, pero otras no 😅.
When we finally got into the forest, we came across a bunch of trails that looked just as trampled. There were even seemingly bicycle paths. It became a bit difficult to identify which one was the right one, so we just followed the one we thought it was. After a while, we were so deep in the forest that we couldn't understand anything, but we still knew which way was the La Zeta Lagoon. I wasn't worried about getting lost in this place because it wasn't that difficult to find our way to the city, so we kept walking until we saw the light and came out. To our not so good luck, we ended up bumping into a private property fence and spotted another lagoon in the distance, which we later found out was called Caradog. We never knew if that was the exact purpose of this trek, but at least it was a good view point so we sat there and had our mates with biscuits 😂.
Cuando finalmente nos metimos al bosque, nos encontramos con un montón de senderos que se veían igual de pisoteados. Incluso había senderos aparentemente de bicicletas. Se nos hizo un poco difícil identificar cuál era el correcto, así que simplemente seguimos el que nos parecía que era. Después de un rato, estábamos tan dentro del bosque que no se entendía nada, pero igualmente sabíamos hacia que lado estaba la Laguna La Zeta. No me preocupaba perderme en este lugar porque no era tan difícil orientarse hacia la ciudad, así que seguimos caminando hasta que vimos luz y salimos. Para nuestra no tan buena suerte, terminamos chocándonos con un alambrado de propiedad privada y divisamos otra laguna a lo lejos, que más tarde nos enteramos que se llamaba Caradog. Nunca supimos si ese era el fin exacto de este trekking, pero al menos era un punto con buena vista así que ahí nos sentamos a tomar nuestros mates con galletitas 😂.
The nice thing about places like this is that not only the final destination was beautiful, but the whole way in the meantime is beautiful as well. The surroundings of La Zeta Lagoon were always beautiful, and with all the autumn colours, they became even more so. I really liked to go for a walk there, because it was so peaceful and relaxing. I loved the fact that the city was so close to the mountains: you could get the best of both styles, and in the time I lived there I made the most of both 😃.
Lo bueno que tienen los lugares como estos es que no solo el destino final era lindo, sino que todo el camino en el mientras tanto también lo es. Los alrededores de Laguna La Zeta siempre estaban hermosos, y con todos los colores del otoño, se volvían aún más. Me gustaba mucho ir a caminar por ahí, porque había tanta tranquilidad que era relajante. Que la ciudad estuviera tan cerca de las montañas me encantaba: se podía obtener lo mejor de ambos estilos, y en el tiempo que viví por ahí supe aprovechar muy bien ambos 😃.
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Very beautiful view and I can't describe in my words that how I feel when I live close to the nature.
Your photos are awesome and very close to nature, especially at the end, the lack. Pretty view.
Glad that you liked it ❤️
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That lagoon reminded me a lot of the Mucubaji lagoon in Merida - Venezuela, a very similar place between mountains and forests.
True, they are similar (I googled it 😅)
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The autumn landscapes of the area are really beautiful, I have never seen such a colorful landscape
Beautiful photographs, the views and the landscapes look beautiful
Have a beautiful afternoon
You're right, everything looked beautiful around here ❤️
¡Que bonito lugar! Se ve como en las películas, con árboles que tienen hojas de colores, un camino agradable, la laguna y de repente sientes ganas de acampar allí para poder ver las estrellas y la luna que se refleja en el agua.
Me encanto tu post, el lugar y las fotos.
Me alegro mucho Zul, gracias por tu visita ❤️
"Failed" or not, that's certainly some very beautiful landscapes! Autumn seems like a perfect time to be there, when the trees have beautiful colors, and it is not yet too cold.
Yes, it was a really nice weather there 😃
This really looks amazing, I just love nature. The green trees, the blue skin and the shaped clouds just makes everything perfect.
Nice photography ❤️
Thanks for stopping by ❤️
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