Bariloche is full of great hikes and refugios where you can spend the night or cook a meal. After gathering information with the local Club Andino (http://www.clubandino.org/CARTELERA) we decided to hike up Cerro Lopez . We started our hike at noon, because it´s difficult for us to do anything before that hour. With the full force of the summer sun upon us, the hike was hot, dusty and we were constantly pestered by tabanos, basically giant biting horse flies. First viewpoint was La Roca Negra, a mirador overlooking the lakes below and a resting point for school children and Roberto.
We continued up to Cerro Lopez, stopping briefly to play in a snow patch, refill our water bottles in glacial stream and of course, take photos.
The views from the refugio were well worth the trek and we were grateful for a cold beverage and place to sit in the shade.
The hike took us 4 hours and we luckily snagged a seat on a packed public bus and made it back into town in time for happy hour at the local microbrewery, Astral.
All in all, it was a very good day.
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