6 Days

6. Spending time in Bariloche with new friends hiking, swimming, hitchhiking, and enjoying the scenery. The views of this Lake District hub in Argentina were stunning. It didn’t hurt to make some great friends along the way in Esquel and some of the other smaller towns along the way. Lots of time for reflection atContinue reading “6 Days”

9 Days

9. Climbing down and up colca canyon in Peru and meeting wonderful people. It was a challenge, walking down, along, and back up the canyon walls.  Thankfully we had good company and great views.  It was a hot 3 days of hiking with lots of very dry trails but as always it was completely worthContinue reading “9 Days”

10 Days

10. Descending on the smoky mountain of Machu Picchu. It was dawn.  We woke at 3 and started hiking at 5.  As the sun shone through, we curled around the trail leading up to the sun gate.  It was cloudy and we couldn’t see the famed ruin.  So we climbed down the final stretch ofContinue reading “10 Days”