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==Season 2023/24==
2024-Feb-10 to 2024-Feb-12 / 2.5 days / Packrafting / SOBO / RP / Lauren & Seb
Day 1: From Puerto Aysen, we easily hitchhiked to Parque Ecoturistico Aiken del Sur. There we climbed over a fence to access the indicated put-in spot at a pier. Lago Riesco (6.4km) was paddled in morning calm conditions. The 300m portage to Rio Blanco was on MR with no need to deflate our packraft. We enjoyed Rio Blanco (5.5km)- a relaxing turquoise river with good volume and no rapids. We deflated our packraft for the portage (2km MR + 400m easy BB on cattle tracks) to Lago Portales. The put-in for Lago Portales is curtained by high marsh grass which you can either push through or go around it on the right towards the river mouth. We took the latter and it was very manageable due to the low river flow speed. We enjoyed favourable backwind on Lago Portales (6.6km) and the bonus was catching two big trouts. We ended the day with the portage to Lago Zenteno (700m MR + 500m easy CC on high grass) and camped at Camp/ Lake {31P} [203.2/104].
Day 2: The next morning we expected rain to come in around 10am so we paddled Lago Zenteno (7km) before weather set in- in which it transformed to an extremely gusty lake with high waves. The end of this lake seems to be a popular spot for the locals on a weekend. As it was raining, all the campers packed up and we easily hitched a ride for 25km to Lago Atravesado. Note that if you were to be there on a weekday morning, you may have to walk quite a distance or take the bus on alternate weekdays as Jan described. At Lago Atravesado, the locals advised us to stay close on the more wind-sheltered shore, which meant following along the GPS track. After the rain stopped, we paddled Atravesado in windy conditions and camped at the bay -45.72205, -72.27590 shortly before the right channel where strong gusts made us call it a day.
Day 3: Due to the wind channel, turning out right from the bay was a challenge with strong headwind but the good news was that it was only a short distance before the wind direction resumed to a favorable backwind as we paddled towards the end of Lago Atravesado. The 600m portage was good trail and stairs as it leads to a hydroelectric power plant and we need not deflate our packrafts. Lago Elizalde (10.4km) was as described, the most windy lake in the section with bigger waves. We set our sails and had fun surfing the long waves with our top speed at around 10km/h. The take-out is at a beach popular with the tourists so we also easily hitchhiked to Coyhaique from there.
Overall a relaxing section in good weather conditions. Portages were easy and the transportation to Coyhaique to resupply was smooth.
==Season 2022/23==