Rocky Road Trip Forested lakes and rivers, charming alpine towns, and wind-whipped rock formations on a rocky road that gave us a wild ride--this was the scenic Ruta de los Siete Lagos through Argentina's Patagonian Lake District. Best of all, I was with a friend in a car, and the autumn crimsons, violets and golds were blazing. My dear friend, Nancy, from Santa Barbara had flown to Bariloche, and I'd raced up from southern Patagonia to meet her. After a few days in Bariloche sharing my favorite mountain and lake spots, we hopped in a little white car she had splurged on and headed out for adventure. I'd only been in a car a couple of times in the last year and had forgotten how easy car travel was--woohoo! The weather prospect was less than stellar,
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