A few kms out of Pucon - the road is still paved.…
Crossing the bridge over Rio Pucon O
Minetue - the gravel roads start just a few hundred meters farther
north. The river seems to be a popular rafting and kayaking venue -
many businesses in and around Pucon run tours and rent kayaks.
I doubled back on the bridge before continuing, when I realized that it is a good spot for viewing three big volcanoes in the region: Villarica, Quetrupillan, and Lanin.
The most distant one, Lanin, is 54 km away. Three-quarters of Lanin are actually in
neighboring Argentina, not far from the tourist town of San Martin de Los Andes
(or SMA for short, as seen on souvenir caps and T-shirts).
No bridge here. Didn't feel like wading across....
My Garmin CPS device was not working today, but I did get it working half way through. With the photo from the bridge, I was a bit disoriented, thinking I was looking North. Upon checking Google Maps at home, my perception was off by about 130 degrees.
Photos by Jaro Franta
