South from Salta 27. 12.12

After a relaxing 4 day layover in Salta we head south towards the town of Cachi. It is always nice after an indulgent layover to take things easy the first day. Nt this time, though. There was only one hill to speak of, the Cuesta La Obispo. However, it did have an impressive set of numbers with a continuous height gain of over 2,400mts - 7,874 feet.

The northern approach to Salta and its surroundings had been a surprise to me; lush and verdant. With the steep sided valley it created a landscape what I imagine Hawaii to be like (Another country ticked off).

The climb itself did go on and on, but the grades were not steep and lent themselves to enjoying to view.

The views from the top were spectacular, but as we climbed into the cloud base at 2000mts we could see nothing, until we dropped below it on the other side. And the other side was like another planet.

This was the arid northwest Agentina I had been expecting......

 

Never run with scissors.