Bariloche Argentina

Bariloche the land of lakes and big mountains, much like home. The bus ride to Bariloche was quite confusing, i could have sworn i was near Kremmling, Colorado.
The road is Route 40, next to a big river, dry plateaus and white mountainous background. Bariloche is considered northern patagonia and sits in the spectactular lake district.

Arriving in Bariloche I was a bit taken by how large of a city it is, and bustling with kid groups and tourists. Finding my way to a nice hostal, the supermarket and down to the lake for the alpenglo.


The next day i was up early to go to the local ski area, Cerro Catedral. A really nice sunny day with some new snow to sign. I met a local guy named Feyfey and we skied long and hard all day. There was some great hike to terrain and the south face (not the north like at home) in an area called Laguna was really special.

The ski mountain shares great views of the town, the surrounding lakes, the spiky (cathedral like, hence the name) mountains that seperate Chile and Argentina which is also a national park. Catedral is a really sweet mountain, it is big and it allows for very creative skiing.




After a long day of ripping around the mountain, i retreated to Bariloche. I took A very long shower I put some cream to my rosy sun-kissed nose and headed for some great Argentine steak, ahhh. However the great meal was followed by staying up too late (on energy i did not have) and mingling with tons of people from all over the globe.

Needless to say i then had A lazy day in Bariloche yesterday, laundry and staple stuff. Bariloche has a hidden charm and great access to many great places behind all of the masses of tourists. Headed a bit south today to El Bolson and then returning to Bariloche on Tuesday to meet Em. Back in the mountains and loving it!