Argentinian Patagonia

In the Argentinan side of Patagonia, the drier vegetation (because of the rain shadow effect) is evident.We drove along a lot of gravel roads (really rather remote and seemingly untraveled) in this part of our trip.  There wasn't cell service (even if we'd had "smart" phones along). And our other...

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Wonderful rivers

We saw so many wild and inspiring rivers and streams in Argentina and Chile (Northern Patagonia).I thought we lived in the land of waterfalls, mountain streams and wonderful rivers, but these were remarkab...

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Ruta 40 (Argentina)

Jumping ahead in our travels, here's an image on the Argentinian side, from our journey back north on Ruta 40, a legendary north-south route, stretching from far north to south in Argentina.Ruta 40It's largely paved now, but we bumped along some pretty remote graveled roads from the Chilean border crossing...

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Ruta de Siete Lagos

All of the seven lakes were perfectly blue.After flying to Bariloche, we headed north on the Ruta de Siete Lagos, a truly breathtaking circuit.Argentina is a (VERY) large country -- it was a two hour flight to Bariloche from Buenos Aires.The first lake was amazing. My companion had to take a swim (in...

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Traveling in Argentina

I've been sorting through photos, and thought I'd just post in sequence.Traveling with my buddy (and best traveling companion) didn't leave much time to fuss with Blogsy postings on the iPad, nor downloading photos, either. And dinner after 9 pm!  Hmm, that seems like hours and hours after...

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Bariloche, Argentina Lake District, Patagonia

View from Cerro CampanarioPosted with Blo...

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Traveling over winter break

Holidays are interesting times. We're heading off on Friday for three weeks of traveling, and I've been making sure everything is "battened down" here at home, etc. with house-sitters, mail and newspapers held, plant care instructions, and bills paid in advance, etc. etc.It's a familiar dance,...

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