A stopover in California
Three days of granite and giant trees on the way south.
The cheapest route to Punta Arenas went through the US, so I stretched the layover into a short trip.
On the way back to the airport I stopped at a huge Moreton Bay fig. Its roots spread out like a frozen river.
Tip: In Yosemite Valley the meadows are best in the last hour of light, when the deer come out.