Villa Paulina Favorites

Favorite thing: At the end of the 4-kilometer dirt road that leads to Villa Paulina from the park's entrance, there's a camping ground with simple but nice features: tables, BBQ pits, toilets and showers, grassy and shaded places, and lovely wooden bridges to cross the streams that run in the pine-shaded area.
In summer, the area is bustling with weekend holidaymakers, but in autumn and winter it turns into a quiet, sometimes frozen, spot.

Fondest memory: Day walks into the canyon are easy to begin from here, as well as climbing one of the surrounding moderate-altitude peaks, such as the 3720-metre/12,200 ft Manchon ("Inkblot"), which takes around 8 hours for going and returning in summer (summit on S 33º13'56"/W 70º18'22")
But going for the day is a relaxing and rewarding experience as well: just tumbling down in the grass and watch the sky, or listening to the flowing stream is enough to make anybody feel good.

In the picture, I am standing at the main parking during a snowfall in July 2001.
Cars were unable to reach there, so it was necessary to walk the 4 kilometres back to the ranger's office and parking.