Beyond Bariloche

Returning from the Ruta de Siete Lagos, we returned through Bariloche, and continued to head south.The next town is El Bolson, a remarkably pleasant town with a vibrant market. We almost missed it, in spite of guide book directions. The main highway skirts the main center of town, and evokes Patagonia...

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More waterfalls

 Waterfalls are on my mind; not only did we see a lot of them over winter break, but my gardening companion is currently sending off his talk descriptions for scheduled programs about waterfalls and wildflowers (hmm, I always get to "review" them before they go).Here's the same amazing waterfall...

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Amazing waterfalls

We live in an area of abundant and lovely waterfalls in the Southern Appalachians, but the ones in Patagonia --hmm.  They were both abundant and spectacular.Waterfalls draw us, wherever they are -- they're special.Here was the first we saw (still on the Ruta de los Siete Lagos).The lupines (everywhere)...

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More along the Ruta de Siete Lagos

views along the road - amazingkite-surfing in the brisk Patagonian windDigitalis (a European species) --self-seeding, but lovelySan Martin de los Andes (from an overlook above the town)The Ruta de Siete Lagos (Route of the Seven Lakes) was a great circuit to start our exploration of the Argentinian...

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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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Returning to winter

It's been rainy, foggy, and dark since we returned from the Southern Hemisphere.Here with a diversity of mosses, ferns, etc.!We saw wonderful lakes and hanging glaciers (here in Quelat National Park in Chilean Patagonia).Not unexpected, but a bit of a transition, too, as our last few days had been in...

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