Berny's photos

Cerro Zeballos - In 5 minutes the weather can change from snow to sunshine.

See PiP's for details of the volcanic remains below Cerro Zeballos (Pico Rojo, 2300 m). - scanned slide, Minolta X700 (main image)

scanned slide, Minolta X700

near Lago Verde - Chile HFF and stay safe, my friends!

For scale look at the PiP's (my daughter in 2015)..... scanned slide, Minolta X700 (main image)

The Rio Jeinemeni is dividing Chile and Argentina. The green slopes and the little lonely Estancia are already Chilean land.

As you can see, the cars have improved a lot over the years from 2000 to 2010 and 2015, from visit to visit ;-)) - scanned slide, Minolta X700 (main image)

The road meanders through a beautiful and extremely lonesome landscape. The peak to the left is called "Zeballos" (about 2350 m), while the much higher mountain behind is the "real" Monte Zeballos (2743 m, only a little bit can be seen). The 1st PiP is from another trip in 2015, the 2nd from 2010. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

Pico Triangular Sur is the Andes mountain in the background (2588 m), situated on the border between Argentina and Chile. Rio El Zeballos flows below the nice geological formation. - scanned slide, Minolta X700 The two PiP's are photos made in 2015 from the same view point.

You should not enter this road with a bad weather forcast ;-) The "bridge" crosses a tributary to Rio El Zeballos. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

First views to Cerro Zeballos (Pico Rojo). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

"Ciudad de Piedra" - Estancia El Alamo scanned slide, Minolta X700

The road leads from Los Antiguos in the North to Lago Posadas in the South, mostly along the Argentinean-Chilean border, surrounded by a very lonesome, beautiful landscape. After bad weather the road is closed quite often. If you drive carefully (you have to) and stop for some photos, you will need about 6 hours for only 160 km. It's easy to underestimate the travel time. - scanned slide, Minolta X700

scanned slide, Minolta X700

Looking north from Ruta 41 to Lago Buenos Aires and Rio Jeinemeni (across the Chilean border). - scanned slide, Minolta X700

The northern begin of dirt Ruta 41 (south of the village Los Antiguos), called Loma Atravesada. I've done this road 3 times, in 2000, 2010 and 2015. Nothing changed, except a bridge has been built, where in 2000 we had to cross the river bed. The road leads through perfect loneliness and wonderful landscapes. I've made a whole album about this road, if you're interested: www.ipernity.com/doc/berny/album/880040 scanned slide, Minolta X700

The name of this wonderful lake is "Lago Buenos Aires" on the Argentinean side and "Lago General Carrera" on the Chilean side. It covers 1850 km² and the elevation is 217 m. If you click on the keyword "Lago General Carrera", you can find many further images of this lake! scanned slide, Minolta X700