Ripio Rodeo
Ripio is the Argentine word for gravel road. We have driven thousands (at least two thousand we figure, but who´s counting?) of miles on the stuff. Long stretches in Argentina are just straight with gently rolling hills. There is a portion of Route 40 between Bajo Caracoles and El Chalten that is 200 miles with only a few estancias (large ranches) and not a lot else. No gas stations, no Burger Kings, no nothing. You can cruise at highway speed on the gravel and it is a heck of a lot of fun when the truck starts to drift sideways.
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