One of our days in Patagonia we drove about 40km to what was named the petrified forest. Most the drive was on gravel roads but the last 5km or so was on a pretty rough road. We even had to drop down the low range at one point. The kids loved the rough road while Ana was not too thrilled. Anyway, we all went to the forest with low expectations but it ended up being one of the best parts of the whole trip. Simply amazing but the pics don't give it justice.
On the drive out we saw this herd of guanacos, the southern cousin of the llamas, that are up in the Andes. It hard to get near them as the gauchos hunt them. In fact, we ate them at the station in empanandas and such. Quite good! Which reminds me, the cook there was fantastic. Very simple but healthy and delicious.
Petrified wood.
another piece.
This piece looks like a log and was probably a foot in diameter.
Lisa enjoying the view.
This log was probably 3m long. Apparently this forest was 60 million years old and was covered in ash from a volcanic explosion.
We found lots of these lizards. Pretty little guys. We caught this one.
Camilo and Anacelia doing some geology.
Another attempt at a family portrait. Looks barren but Amalia is sitting on a giant petrified log.
This is an unassociated pics of a beach made entirely of sea shells. Not pleasant to walk barefoot on but very pretty.
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